A BOOK OF PRAYER 

FOR 

THE CHURCH AND THE HOME. 



BOOK OF PRAYER 



FOR 



THE CHURCH AND THE HOME 



Selections from tije psalms, 

REVISED EDITION. 




BOSTON 
UNIVERSALIST PUBLISH! 

1894. 



IE. 



, If 



THE LIBRA**| 
OF CONGRESS) 



Copyright, 1894, 
By Uniyersalist Publishing House. 



John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A. 



PREFACE. 



'HIS Book of Prayer is designed to be a 



help in the offices of religion in the 
church and in the home. As originally pub- 
lished, it included many instructions and 
prayers which are now omitted, the aim be- 
ing, in this revised edition, to provide simple 
services of worship for those who desire them, 
and to give suggestion, if not formal direc- 
tion, to those who are called to the various 
ministration of religion, in public and in 
private. The book was urgently called for, 
else it might not have seemed best to add 
another to the many excellent manuals of 
devotion already in use. 




CONTENTS. 



PAGE 

Order for Morning Prayer * . 1 

Order for Evening Prayer 13 

Order for Vespers 23 

Litany 31 

Prayers and Thanksgivings 37 

The Divine Law 47 

The Beatitudes . 52 

Offerings of Charity 54 

Order for Communion 58 

Baptism of Infants 70 

Baptism of those of Riper Years 74 

Order of Confirmation 78 

Solemnization of Matrimony 82 

Visitation of the Sick 88 

Burial of the Dead 106 

Prayers that may be Used at Sea 124 

Prayers to be Used in Families 127 

Selections from the Psalms 139 

Hymns and Psalms . . 187 

The Apostles' Creed ........... 192 

Articles of Faith , ; 193 

Rules for finding Feasts and Holy Days . . 194 



THE 

ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER. 



IT The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer by 
reading one or more of the following Sentences of 
Scripture ; all standing. 

r I ^HE Lord is in his holy temple ; let all 
the earth keep silence before him. 

The Lord is nigh unto all who call upon 
him ; unto all who call upon him in truth. 

Give ear to my words, 0 God, consider my 
meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my 
cry, my King and my God ; for unto thee 
will I pray. 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found ; 
call ye upon him while he is near. 

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are 
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take 
my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am 
meek and lowly of heart ; and ye shall find 
rest unto your souls. 



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MORXIXG PRAYER. 



IT Then the Minister shall say : 

T3EL0VED in the Lord, we have again 
assembled together as the disciples of 
Jesus Christ, to render thanks to God for all 
his mercies ; to confess our manifold trans- 
gressions ; to renew our good resolutions ; 
and to recommend ourselves and all our con- 
cerns to the care of our heavenly Father. 
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to 
you. Put your trust in him, and you shall 
not be disappointed. With humble and con- 
trite hearts let us approach the throne of 
heavenly grace. 

% The Minister shall then say the foil oiv in g Prayer ; 
all reverently bowing down or kneeling, and the 
People responding ivith Amex. 

(~\ GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all 
men, trusting in thy loving-kindness 
and tender mercy, we come into thy Holy 
Presence, and bring to thee our devout offer- 
ings. Purify us, we beseech thee, from all 
guile ; unite us to one another in the bonds 
of love and peace ; pour clown upon us thy 
spiritual gifts, and grant us every blessing in 
Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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% Then the Lord's Prayer, to be said by Minister and 



iUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed 



be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our trespasses, As we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; But deliver us from evil : 
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

% Then the Minister shall say : 

0 Lord, open thou our lips ; 
People. And our mouth shall show forth 
thy praise. 

IT Here, all standing, the Minister shall say : 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, 
invisible, the only Wise God ; 

People. Be honor and glory through Jesus 
Christ, for ever and ever. 

Minister. Praise ye the Lord. 

People. The Lord's name be praised. 



People. 




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MORNING PRAYER. 



IT Then shall be sung the following, or some other 
Anthem ; all standing. 

f \ COME, let us sing unto the Lord : let us 
heartily rejoice in the strength of our 
salvation. 

Let us come before his presence with thanks- 
giving : and show ourselves glad in him with 
psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God : and a great 
King above all gods. 

In his hands are the corners of the earth : 
and the strength of the hills is his also. 

The sea is his, and he made it : and his 
hands prepared the dry land. 

0 come, let us worship and fall down : and 
kneel before the Lord our Maker. 

For he is the Lord our God : and we are 
the people of his pasture, and the sheep of 
his hand. 

0 worship the Lord in the beauty of holi- 
ness : let the whole earth stand in awe of 
him. 

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the 
earth : and with righteousness to judge the 
world, and the people with his truth. 



MORNING PEAYEE. 



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Gloria Patri. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

IT Then may be read one of the Psalms, taken from 
the Selections ; and at the end of every Psalm 
may be sung the Gloria Patri. 

IT Then shall be read the First Lesson, taken out of 
the Old Testament. IT Note that before every 
Lesson the Minister shall say, Here beginneth- 
such a Chapter, or Verse of such a Chapter, of such 
a Book ; and after every Lesson, Here endeth the 
First, or the Second Lesson. 

IT Then shall be sung an Anthem, or some Hymn 
of Praise. On days when the Lord 7 s Supper is 
celebrated, the following Hymn, called Gloria in 
Excelsis, may be sung ; all standing. 



LORY be to God on high, and on earth 



V ~ J peace, good will towards men. We 
praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we 
glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy 
great glory, 0 Lord God, heavenly King, God 
the Father Almighty. 0 God, through thy 
only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, 
Son of the Father, who taketh away the sins 
of the world, have mercy upon us. Through 




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MORNING PRAYER. 



him that taketh away the sins of the world, 
have mercy upon us. Through him that 
taketh away the sins of the world, receive 
our prayer. Through him that sitteth at the 
right hand of God the Father, have mercy 
upon us. For thou only art holy ; thou only 
art the Lord ; thou only in Christ, with the 
Holy Ghost, art most high in thy glory, 0 
God our Father. Amen. 

IT Then shall be read the Second Lesson, taken out of 
the New Testament. 

% After that shall be sung the following Psalm, or a 
Hymn, unannounced. 

OD be merciful unto us, and bless us : and 
show us the light of his countenance, 
and be merciful unto us ; 

That thy way may be known upon earth : 
thy saving health among all nations. 

Let the people praise thee, 0 God : yea, let 
all the people praise thee. 

0 let the nations rejoice and be glad : for 
thou shalt guide the folk righteously, and 
govern the nations upon earth. 

Let the people praise thee, 0 God : yea, let 
all the people praise thee. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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Then shall the earth bring forth her in- 
crease: and God, even our God, shall give us 
his blessing. 

God shall bless us : and all the ends of the 
world shall fear him. 

IT Then the Minister shall say : 

The Lord be with you ; 
People. And with thy spirit. 
Minister. Let us pray. 

[All reverently bowing the head or devoutly kneeling.] 

IT Here the Minister may offer prayer in his own words, 
or read the Litany ; or the Service may proceed as 
follows : 

Minister. 0 Lord, show thy mercy upon us : 

People. And grant us thy salvation. 

Minister. 0 God, make clean our hearts 
within us ; 

People. And take not thy Holy Spirit 
from us. 

IT Then shall he said the Collects and Prayers folloiv- 
ing ; the People responding with Amen. 

The Collect for Peace. 

GOD, who art the author of peace and 
V< lover of concord, in knowledge of whom 
standeth our eternal life, whose service is per- 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



feet freedom ; Grant us, thy servants, we 
humbly beseech thee, that peace which the 
world can neither give nor take away ; that 
we, who in all our dangers rely on thy good- 
ness, may under thy fatherly protection be 
defended against all adversities, and evermore 
rejoice in thy blessed service, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The Collect for Grace. 

f~\ LORD, our heavenly Father, almighty 



and everlasting God, who hast safely 
brought us to the beginning of this day ; 
Defend us in the same with thy mighty 
power ; and grant that this day we fall into 
no sin, neither run into any kind of danger ; 
but that all our doings may be ordered by thy 
governance, to clo always that which is right- 
eous in thy sight ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

IT Then the following Prayers and Intercessions. 
For the President and Civil Authorities, 

f~\ LORD, our heavenly Father, the high 
and mighty Ruler of the Universe, who 
dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers 




MORNING PRAYER. 



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upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee 
with thy favor to behold and bless thy ser- 
vant the President of the United States, and 
all others in authority ; and so replenish 
them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that 
they may always incline to thy will, and walk 
in thy way : endue them plenteously with 
heavenly gifts : grant them in health and 
prosperity long to live ; and after this life to 
attain everlasting joy and felicity, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



LMIGHTY and everlasting God, from 



- whom cometh every good and perfect 
gift ; Send down upon all Ministers of the 
gospel, and upon all Congregations committed 
to their charge, the healthful spirit of thy 
grace ; and that they may truly please thee, 
pour upon them the continual dew of thy 
blessing. Grant this, 0 God, for thy great 
love in Jesus Christ. Amen. 



f\ GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all 
mankind, we humbly beseech thee for 
all sorts and conditions of men ; that thou 



For the Christian Church. 




For all Conditions of Men. 



10 



MORXIXG PRAYER. 



wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known 
unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. 
More especially we pray for the good estate 
of the Church Universal ; that it may be so 
guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that 
all who profess and call themselves Christians 
may be led into the way of truth, and hold 
the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of 
peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, 
we commend to thy fatherly goodness all 
those who are any ways afflicted or distressed, 
in mind, body, or estate ; that it may please 
thee to comfort and relieve them according to 
their several necessities, giving them patience 
under their sufferings, and a happy issue out 
of all their afflictions. And this we beg for 
thy mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

A General Thanksgiving, to be said by Minister and 



LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies. 



* we thine unworthy servants do give 
thee most humble and hearty thanks for all 
thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and 
to all men. We bless thee for our creation, 
preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; 



PeojAe. 




MORNING PRAYER. 



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but above all, for thine inestimable love in 
the redemption of the world by our Lord 
Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and for 
the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, 
give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that 
our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and 
that we may show forth thy praise, not only 
with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up 
ourselves to thy service, and by walking 
before thee in holiness and righteousness all 
our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

IT Then shall be sung a Hymn. 

IT After the Sermon the offerings of the people shall be 
made. IT Then a Hymn shall be sung by Choir 
and Congregation ; and after that, the Minister 
shall say the following : 

Concluding Prayer and Benediction. 

A LMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace 
at this time with one accord to make 
our common supplications unto thee, and hast 
especially encouraged us by thy beloved Son, 
our Lord Jesus Christ, to make known unto 
thee our humble requests ; Fulfil now, 0 Lord, 
the desires and petitions of thy servants, as 
may be most expedient for them; granting 



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MORNIXG PRAYER. 



us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and 
in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 

r I "HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
the love of God, and the fellowship of 
the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. 
Amen. 



THE 



ORDER FOR EVENING PRAYER. 



IT The Minister shall begin the Evening Prayer by 
reading one or more of the following Sentences of 
Scripture / all standing. 

T^ROM the rising of the sun unto the going 



A down of the same, the Lord's name is 
to be praised. 

Let our prayers be set forth in his sight as 
an incense : and the lifting up of our hands, 
as an evening sacrifice. 

God, who commanded the light to shine 
out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts : 
to give the light of the knowledge of the 
glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the 
mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you 
in due time : casting all your care upon him ; 
for he careth for you. 




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EVENING PRAYER. 



IT Then the Minister shall say : 

T^vEARLY beloved, we are assured that the 
Lord is nigh unto them that call upon 
him, unto all who call upon him in truth. I 
do therefore invite as many as are here pre- 
sent to unite with me in common prayer to 
our heavenly Father, that he, of his fulness 
and infinite good-will, would graciously bestow 
upon us those needed mercies and comfortable 
gifts, which we are emboldened to ask in 
Christ, who is the Way ; giving thanks unto 
God through him. 

IT The Minister shall then say the following Prayer ; 
all reverently bowing down or kneeling, and the 
People responding with Amen. 

f~\ GOD, who by thy dear Son hast conse- 
crated unto us a new and living way 
into thy holy presence ; Grant to us, we 
beseech thee, the assurance of thy mercy, and 
sanctify us by thy heavenly grace ; that we. 
approaching thee with a pure heart and unde- 
filed conscience, may offer unto thee a sacri- 
fice in righteousness, and celebrate thy blessed 
name in the faith and spirit of thy Son Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 



EVENING PRAYEE. 



1T Then the Lord's Prayer, to he said by Minister and 



|UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed 



v ^ be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our trespasses, As we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; But deliver us from evil : 
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 



0 Lord, open thou our lips ; 
People. And our mouth shall show forth 
thy praise. 

IT Here, all standing, the Minister shall say : 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, 
invisible, the only Wise God ; 

People. Be honor and glory through Jesus 
Christ, for ever and ever. 

Minister. Praise ye the Lord. 

People. The Lord's name be praised. 



People. 




% Then the Minister shall say : 



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EVENING PRAYER. 



IT Then shall be sung the following, or some other 
Anthem : 

T WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills: 
^ from whence cometh my help. 

My help cometh from the Lord : who hath 
made heaven and earth. 

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : 
he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 

Behold, he that keepeth his people : shall 
neither slumber nor sleep. 

The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is thy 
shade upon thy right hand. 

The sun shall not smite thee by day : nor 
the moon by night. 

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : 
he shall preserve thy soul. 

The Lord shall preserve thy going out and 
thy coming in : from this time forth, and even 
for evermore. 

% Then shall be read the First Lesson, taken out of the 
Old Testament ; or, instead, one of the Selec- 
tions of Psalms. 

IT Then shall be sung the following Psalm : 

pRAISE the Lord, 0 my soul : and all that 
^ is within me, praise his holy name. 



EVENING PRAYER. 



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Praise the Lord, 0 my soul : and forget not 
all his benefits ; 

Who forgiveth all thy sin : and healeth all 
thine infirmities ; 

Who saveth thy life from destruction : and 
crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kind- 
ness. 

0 praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that 
excel in strength : ye that fulfil his command- 
ment, and hearken unto the voice of his word. 

0 praise the Lord, all ye his hosts : ye ser- 
vants of his that do his pleasure. 

0 speak good of the Lord, all ye works of 
his, in all places of his dominion : praise thou 
the Lord, 0 my soul. 

% Then shall be read the Second Lesson, taken out of 



% After that, shall he sung the following Psalm ; or, 
instead, some other Song of Praise. 

f~\ BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : 



v - > ^ serve the Lord with gladness, and come 
before his presence with a song. 

Be ye sure that the Lord he is God ; it is 
he that hath made us, and not we ourselves : 
we are his people, and the sheep of his pas- 
ture. 



the New Testament. 




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EVENING PRAYER. 



0 go your way into his gates with thanks- 
giving, and into his courts with praise : be 
thankful unto him, and speak good of his 
name. 

For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is ever- 
lasting : and his truth endureth from genera- 
tion to generation. 

IT Then the Minister shall say : 

The Lord be with you ; 
People. And with thy spirit. 
Minister. Let us pray. 

IT Here the Minister may offer Prayer in his own 
words, or read the Litany ; or the Service may 
proceed as follows : 

Minister. 0 Lord, show thy mercy upon us ; 
People. And grant us thy salvation. 
Minister. 0 God, make clean our hearts 
within us ; 

People. And take not thy Holy Spirit 
from us. 

IT Then shall be said the Collects and Prayers 
following. 

A Collect for Peace. 

f~\ GOD, from whom all holy desires, all 
good counsels, and all just works do 



EVENING PRAYER. 



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proceed ; Give unto thy servants that peace 
which the world cannot give ; that both our 
hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, 
and also that by thee we being defended in 
every hour of danger, may pass our time in 
rest and quietness. Amen. 

A Collect for Aid against all Perils. 

T IGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, 



0 Lord ; and by thy great mercy defend 
us from all perils and dangers of this night : 
for the love of thy only Son our Saviour, 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 



IT Then the following Prayers and Intercessions. 
A Prayer for the President of the United States, and 



LMIGHTY GOD, whose kingdom is ever- 



* lasting and power infinite ; Have mercy 
upon this whole land ; and so rule the hearts 
of thy servants The President of the 
United States, The Governor of this State, 
and all others in authority, that they, know- 
ing whose ministers they are, may above all 
things seek thine honor and glory ; and that 
we and all the people, duly considering w T hose 
authority they bear, may faithfully and 




all in Civil Authority. 




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EVENING PRAYER. 



obediently honor them, in thee and for thee, 
according to thy blessed Word and Ordinance ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with 
thee, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, 
world without end. Amen. 



LMIGHTY and everlasting God, from 



1 whom cometh every good and perfect 
gift ; Send down upon all Ministers of the 
gospel, and upon all Congregations committed 
to their charge, the healthful spirit of thy 
grace ; and that they may truly please thee, 
pour upon them the continual dew of thy 
blessing. Grant this, 0 God, for thy great 
love in Jesus Christ. Amen. 



(~\ GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all 
mankind, we humbly beseech thee for 
all sorts and conditions of men : that thou 
wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known 
unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. 
More especially we pray for the good estate 
of the Church Universal : that it may be so 
guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that 
all who profess and call themselves Christians 



For the Christian Church. 




For all Conditions of Men. 



EVENING PRAYER. 



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may be led into the way of truth, and hold 
the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of 
peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, 
we commend to thy fatherly goodness all 
those who are any ways afflicted or distressed, 
in mind, body, or estate : that it may please 
thee to comfort and relieve th£m according to 
their several necessities, giving them patience 
under their sufferings, and a happy issue out 
of all their afflictions. And this we beg for 
thy mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

A General Thanksgiving to be said by Minister and 



LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, 



1 we thine unworthy servants do give thee 
most humble and hearty thanks for all thy 
goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all 
men. We bless thee for our creation, preser- 
vation, and all the blessings of this life : but 
above all, for thine inestimable love in the 
redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus 
Christ; for the means of grace, and for the 
hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us 
that due sense of all thy mercies, that our 
hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that 



People, 




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EVENING PRAYER. % 



we may show forth thy praise, not only with 
our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up our- 
selves to thy service, and by walking before 
thee in holiness and righteousness all our 
days, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IT Then shall be sung a Hymn. 

IT After the Sermon the offerings of the People may be 
made. 

1T Then a Hymn shall be sung by Choir and Congre- 
gation ; and after that f the Minister shall say 
the following : 

Concluding Prayer. 

T^VlRECT us, 0 Lord, in all our doings, 
■*-t with thy most gracious favor, and fur- 
ther us with thy continual help ; that in all 
our works begun, continued, and ended in 
thee, we may glorify thy holy name ; and 
finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

r I "HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 

* the love of God, and the fellowship of 

the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. 
Amen. 



THE ORDER FOR YESPERS. 



T The Minister shall begin Vespers by reading one or 
more of the following Sentences of Scripture; all 
standing. 

"PROM the rising of the sun unto the going 



x down of the same, the Lord's name is to 
be praised. 

Let our prayers 'be set forth in his sight as 
incense ; and the lifting up of our hands, as 
an evening sacrifice. 

Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the 
throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy ? 
and find grace to help in time of need. 

Peace be to the brethren, and love with 
faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

God, who commanded the light to shine out 
of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to 
give the light of the knowledge of the glory 
of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 




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VESPERS. 



Humble yourselves, therefore, under the 
mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you 
in due time : casting all your care upon him ; 
for he careth for you. 

■ 

% Then the Minister shall say : 

0 Lord, open thou our lips ; 

People. And our mouth shall show forth 
thy praise. 

Minister. 0 Lord, make haste to help us. 

People. 0 Lord, make speed to help us. 

Minister. 0 Lord, let thy mercy be shown 
upon us; 

People. As we do put our trust in thee. 
Minister. Praise ye the Lord. 
People. The Lord's name be praised. 

IT Then shall be sung the following Psalm: 

BONUM EST CONFITERI. 

TT is a good thing to give thanks unto the 
Lord : and to sing praises unto thy name, 
0 Most Highest; 

To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the 
morning : and of thy truth in the night- 
season ; 



VESPERS. 



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Upon an instrument of ten strings, and 
upon the lute : upon a loud instrument, and 



For thou. Lord, hast made me glad through 
thy works : and I will rejoice in giving praise 
for the operations of thy hands. 



To be sung at the close of this, and every Psalm, 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

% After the Psalm, the Minister shall say : 

The Lord be with you ; 
People. And with thy spirit. 
Minister. Let us pray. 



E humbly beseech thee, 0 Father, mer- 



v v cif ully to look upon our infirmities ; 
and for the glory of thy name turn from us 
all those evils that we most righteously have 
deserved; and grant that in all our troubles 
we may put our whole trust and confidence 



upon the harp. 



Gloria Patri. 



[All reverently bowing down.] 




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VESPERS. 



in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holi- 
ness and pureness of living. 

People. Mercifully forgive the sins of thy 
people. 

t~\ GOD, merciful Father, that despisest 
not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor 
the desire of such as be sorrowful ; Mercifully 
assist our prayers that we make before thee 
in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever 
they oppress us; and grant that we thy ser- 
vants may evermore give thanks unto thee in 
the holy Church of thy Son Jesus Christ. 
People. Grant us thy peace, 0 Lord. 

f~\ GOD, our heavenly Father, we give thee 
humble and hearty thanks for all the 
benefits and blessings, both spiritual and tem- 
poral, which in the riches of thy great mercy 
thou hast poured down upon us ; but espe- 
cially for thy spiritual blessings. Lord, let us 
not live but to praise and magnify thy great 
goodness. Grant, we beseech thee, that all 
our thoughts, words, and works may tend to 
the discharge of our duty, the good of our 
fellow-men, and the advancement of thy Sons 
kingdom on earth. Amen. 



VESPERS, 



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r\ LORD Most High, with thy whole 
Church throughout the world we espe- 
cially give thanks to thee for all thy saints 
departed ; and for the hope of future joy in 
the resurrection of the just. 0 let the cloud 
of witnesses, the innumerable company of 
those who have gone before and entered into 
rest, be to us an example of godly life : even 
now may we rejoice in their happiness ; and 
with patience may w T e so run the race that is 
set before us, as to have an entrance adminis- 
tered abundantly into thy heavenly presence, 
to be united with them and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 



THOU Father of our spirits, who art 
always more ready to hear than we to 
pray ; Often in the midst of our daily business 
may we lift up our hearts to thee ; and grant, 
we humbly beseech thee, that those whom 
thou dost refresh with thy presence may, by 
a life well pleasing to thee, show their love 
and gratitude, as faithful disciples of Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 



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VESPERS. 



BLESSED God, who neither slumberest 



nor sleepest ; Take us into thy gracious 
keeping for this night ; and make us mindful 
of that night when the noise of this busy 
world shall be heard by us no more. 0 Lord, 
in whom we trust, help us by thy grace so to 
live that we mav never be afraid to die, and 
grant that at the last as now our even-song 
may be : I will lay me down in peace, and 
sleep, for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell 
in safety. Amen. 

% Then shall be sung a Vesper Hymn, or Sacred Song 
(unannounced), giving devout and audible words 
with a melody that touches the heart. 

H After that shall be read one of the Selections of 
Psalms , in verses, alternately, by Minister and 
People ; all standing. 

If Then shall be read a Lesson from the Sacred Scrip- 
tures. At the close of which the Minister shall 
say, Here endeth the Scripture Lesson ; and a 
Vesper Psalm or Hymn shall be sung. 

1[ Here shall follow an Exposition or Address ; which 
is designed to occupy about fifteen minutes. At the 
close the Minister shall say. Let us pray : and 
the Lord's Prayer shall be said or sung. 




VESPEES. 



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The Lord's Prayer. 

/^vUR Father, who art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. 

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. 

And lead us not into temptation ; 

But deliver us from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, 

Forever. Amen. 

IT Then shall be sung a Parting Hymn of Peace, by 
Choir and Congregation. 

IT After which this Benediction shall be said ; the 
Choir chanting the Amen. Or, instead of the 
Amen, the Choir may chant the Nunc Dimittis 
(St. Luke ii. 29). 

T ORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart 
in peace : according to thy word. 
For mine eyes have seen : thy salvation, 
which thou hast prepared : before the face of 
all people : 



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VESPERS. 



To be a light to lighten the Gentiles : and 
to be the glory of thy people Israel Amen. 

Benediction. 

HPHE peace of God, which passeth all under- 
standing, the grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and the communion of the Holy 
Spirit, be with us all. Amen. 



LITANY. 



f~\ GOD, our heavenly Father, have mercy 
upon us. 

People. 0 God, our heavenly Father, have 
mercy upon us. 

Minister. 0 God, by thy Son Jesus Christ, 
the Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon 
us. 

People. 0 God, by thy Son Jesus Christ, 
the Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon 
us. 

Minister. 0 God, by thy Holy Spirit, the 
Comforter and Guide of mankind, have mercy 
upon us. 

People. 0 God, by thy Holy Spirit, the 
Comforter and Guide of mankind, have mercy 
upon us. 

Minister. Forgive, 0 Lord, our manifold 
sins and offences. We have erred and strayed 
from thy ways ; we have left undone those 




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LITAXY. 



things which we ought to have done, and 
have done those things which we ought not 
to have done. We pray thee to remove our 
transgressions from us, to assist our new 
desires, and, according to thy promises in 
Jesus Christ, to save us with an abundant 
salvation. 

People. Save us, good Lord. 

Minister. From all blindness of heart; from 
pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, 
hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness ; 

People. Good Lord, deliver us. 

Minister. From all inordinate and sinful 
affections ; and from all deceits of the world 
and the flesh ; 

People. Good Lord, deliver us. 

Minister. From all fury of the elements ; 
from plague, pestilence, and famine ; from 
battle and murder, and death unprepared 
for ; 

People. Good Lord, deliver us. 

Minister. From all sedition and civil dis- 
cord ; from all false doctrine and unbelief ; 
from hardness of heart and contempt of thy 
word and commandment ; 

People. Good Lord, deliver us. 

Minister. In all time of our tribulation ; in 



LITANY. 



33 



all time of our prosperity, and in the hour of 
death ; 

People. Good Lord, deliver us. 

Minister. We beseech thee, 0 Lord, that 
it may please thee to rule and guide and com- 
fort thy holy Church universal ; to bring into 
the way of truth all such as have erred and 
are deceived ; to send laborers into thy vine- 
yard, and to give saving power to the preach- 
ing of thy word ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to illu- 
mine all Ministers of the gospel and teachers 
of truth ; and to give to them, and to the people 
committed to their charge, the needful spirit 
of thy grace, and to pour out upon them the 
continual dew of thy blessing ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to bless 
and preserve all rulers and magistrates, and 
all who are in authority over us, giving them 
grace to execute justice and to maintain 
truth ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

3 



34 



LIT AX Y. 



Minister. That it may please thee to bless 
all sorts and conditions of men ; to make 
known thy ways unto all people, thy saving 
health to all nations ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to give 
to all thy people increase of grace, to hear 
meekly thy w T ord, to receive it with pure 
affection, and to bring forth the fruits of 
the Spirit ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minuter. That it may please thee to 
strengthen such as do stand, to comfort and 
help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those 
who fall ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to succor, 
help, and comfort all who are in any danger, 
necessity, or tribulation ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to min- 
ister unto such as are any ways afflicted or 
distressed in mind, body, or estate, to comfort 



LITANY. 



35 



and relieve them according to their need, 
giving them patience under their trials, and a 
happy issue out of all their afflictions ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to 
defend and provide for the fatherless and 
widows and all who are desolate and op- 
pressed ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to have 
mercy upon all men ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to forgive 
our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and 
to turn their hearts ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to give 
and preserve to us the kindly fruits of the 
earth, so that in due time we may enjoy 
them ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minister. That it may please thee to sane- 



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LITANY. 



tify us by thy Holy Spirit, to make us perfect 
in every good work, and to keep us blameless 
unto the end ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us, good 
Lord. 

Minuter. The Lord bless us and keep us ; 
People. The Lord cause his face to shine 
upon us. 

Minister. The Lord lift up the light of his 
countenance upon us ; 

People. And give us peace. 



PRAYERS AND THANKSGIYINGS 



UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, 

TO BE USED BEFORE THE TWO FINAL PRAYERS OF 
MORNING AND EVENING SERVICE. 



IT That we may put our Trust wholly in God. 
\ LORD God, thou art our refuge and our 



hope : on thee alone we rest ; for we find 
all to be weak and insufficient but thee. Many 
friends cannot profit, nor strong helpers assist, 
nor prudent counsellors advise, nor the books 
of the learned afford comfort, nor any pre- 
cious substance deliver, nor any place give 
shelter, unless thou thyself dost assist, 
strengthen, console, instruct, and guard us. 
To thee, therefore, do we lift up our eyes ; 
in thee, our God, the Father of mercies, do 
we put our trust. Bless and sanctify our 
souls, that they may become thy holy habita- 
tion, and the seat of thine eternal glory ; and 
let nothing be found in us displeasing in 
thy sight. Protect and keep us amidst all 




38 PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 

dangers ; and, accompanying us by thy grace, 
direct us along the way of peace to thine 
everlasting home. Amen. 



IT In Time of Trouble. 
GOD, thou art our hope and our strength, 



v ^ a very present help in time of need. 
Look down upon us with thy fatherly pity, 
and give us hearts w T holly resigned to thy 
divine will. May we have such firm confi- 
dence in thy good providence as not to in- 
crease our trouble by our own infirmities. 
Take from us gloomy forebodings and a spirit 
of fear. Blessed be thy name, our sorrows 
are finite and temporal, less than our sins, 
and infinitely less than thy mercies. 0 may 
it be our great care to please thee, our only 
fear lest we should sin against thee. Let thy 
loving-kindness be our portion, thy Spirit our 
guide, thy law the rule of our conduct ; and 
so with patience may we wait till this cloud 
is passed over. Amen. 



A L MIGHTY God, who governest all things 
in heaven and on earth with infinite 
wisdom and mercy, and dost encourage us to 




H In Time of Mourning. 



PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 



39 



fly to thee as our refuge in distress ; Refresh 
thy sorrowing children with the light of thy 
countenance, and the consolations of thy Holy 
Spirit. Be thou now to us, we humbly be- 
seech thee, what thou lovest to be, a Father 
to those who are in trouble and a God of com- 
fort to those who mourn. Grant that we thy 
servants may not weep as those who are with- 
out hope, nor complain of anything but our- 
selves, nor desire anything but that thy will 
may be done, nor do anything but what is 
agreeable to thy holy word and command- 
ment. 0 heavenly Father, when thou smitest 
us, not less than when thou pourest out bless- 
ings on us, may our love to thee increase ; 
and when the few years of our earthly pil- 
grimage are ended, may we be gathered to 
our fathers in thy peace, and in the blessed 
hope of a joyful resurrection, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

IT In Time of Adversity. 

f~\ HOLY Father, help us to labor for those 
enduring riches which consist in the 
knowledge of thee, and in the glory of thy 
gracious presence. Suffer us not, we pray thee, 
so to limit thy power as to think that thou art 



40 PRAYERS AXD THAXKSGIVIXGS. 

not now able to supply our real wants, though 
blessings which we were wont to enjoy are 
taken from us. Restrain, we beseech thee, 
our desires ; teach us willingly to submit our- 
selves to thy wisdom. Let thy promises and 
providence be our storehouse; let it be enough 
for us to believe as we do, that, though we 
lose all we possess, yet, inasmuch as thou 
hast once loved us in Christ, we shall never 
lose thy favor. Through him be ascribed 
unto thee glory and dominion, world without 
end. Amen. 

*T That we may commit those ivhom ice love to the 
Keeping of our heavenly Father. 

/~\ LORD God of heaven and earth, for 



v ~ > ^ those who belong to us may we neither 
be without care, nor yet taken up with care, 
as if we had not thee to care for us. But let 
us assure ourselves that thou wilt be our God, 
and the God of our children ; and wilt not 
leave them destitute of earthly blessings, for 
whom thou hast provided an eternal inheri- 
tance. With this confidence may we go on our 
way with cheerfulness, fulfilling every duty as 
it arises, and leaving all events trustfully to 
thee, our merciful God and Father. Amen. 




PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 41 



IT For a Fruitful Season : to be used in Spring, 
\ GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all 



y ^ things, who causest the grass to grow 
for the cattle, and herb for the service of 
man ; who bringest forth fruit out of the 
earth, and dost bless the springing thereof ; 
Be pleased graciously to look down from thy 
holy habitation in heaven upon us, thy people, 
and upon the land wherein we dwell; that 
both it may become fruitful and yield its in- 
crease, and we may grow in wisdom and in 
goodness, bringing forth plenteously the fruit 
of good works, as disciples of him who came 
to sow in us the seeds of eternal life. Amen. 

IT Thanksgiving for a Fruitful Season. 



LMIGHTY and eternal Lord God, who 



* art infinite in power and wisdom and 
goodness ; with hearts deeply sensible of thy 
tender care and concern for us, we most hum- 
bly beseech thee to accept our tribute of 
thanks and praise for the return of that joy- 
ous season in which thou makest our fields to 
yield an abundant increase. On thy fatherly 
protection and kindness we will steadfastly 
rely for the supply of our wants; for thou 





42 PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 



carest for us. But, 0 heavenly Father, while 
we rejoice in thy outward bounty, do thou 
keep us ever mindful that man s life consist- 
eth not in the abundance of the things which 
he possesseth : and grant that we may not 
cease to labor more earnestly for those ever- 
lasting blessings which thou hast vouchsafed 
to us in thy beloved Son Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 



ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit to- 



gether all generations of the faithful 
in one communion and fellowship, in thy Son 
Jesus Christ our Lord ; Grant us grace to fol- 
low thy blessed saints in all virtuous and 
godly living ; and make us partakers with 
them of those unspeakable joys which thou 
hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love 
thee. Amen. 



LMTGHTY God, our heavenly Father, 



1 * who of thine infinite love and goodness 
hast firmly established the Church of thy Son 
on earth ; Raise up, we beseech thee, a constant 
succession of faithful Ministers ; and give 



H All Saints. 




IT The Ordination of Ministers. 




PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 43 



them grace to remember that the servants of 
the Lord ought not to strive, but to be gentle 
to all, apt to teach, patient, instructing in 
meekness him that opposeth. May they be- 
come examples to their flocks in holy living, 
teaching not only by their doctrine, but also 
by their practice. Thou, 0 gracious Father, 
knowest what things are needful for this high 
calling : multiply these gifts on thy servants ; 
and crown their labors with thy blessing, that 
the work of the great shepherd of souls may 
prosper in their hands. Amen. 

If In Behalf of a Sick Person for whom the Prayers 
of the Congregation are requested. 

A LMIGHTY and ever-blessed God, our ref- 
uge and our hope ; Stretch forth, we 
pray thee, thy healing hand on thy servant, 
for whom in his sickness our prayers are de- 
sired : but, 0 heavenly Father, grant that he 
may so acknowledge thy fatherly love in this 
and all his trials, that whatsoever thou mayest 
appoint concerning him, he may be wholly 
resigned to thy gracious will. Amen. 



44 PRAYERS AjSTD THAXSGIVIXGS. 



1[ In Time of General Sickness. 



LMIGHTY and ever-blessed God, in the 



1 midst of life we are in death : of whom 
shall we seek for succor but of thee, 0 Lord ? 
Stretch forth thy hand, we beseech thee, and 
turn from us this great sickness and mortality 
with which we are now visited. But, 0 mer- 
ciful Father, as thou dost never chasten us but 
for our good, may we be still more anxious for 
a humble and teachable heart than for imme- 
diate relief from bodily danger ; not doubting 
thy desire to bring all our afflictions to a 
speedy and happy end. In every time of 
trouble give us grace, 0 Lord God, to help 
and comfort one another in the spirit of thy 
son Jesus Christ. Amen. 

IT When General Health is restored. 

T3LESSED be thy goodness, 0 Lord, which 
U hath preserved so many of us alive in 
the midst of a great mortality, and hath re- 
stored health to our land. Thou hast been 
our refuge and our fortress, our God in whom 
we trust. Grant, we beseech thee, that we 
may devote our renewed strength to thee with 
increased zeal and earnestness, as true dis- 
ciples of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen. 




PRAYEES AND THANKSGIVINGS, 45 

IT In Time of War. 
LORD, our Creator and Preserver, who 



hast made of one blood all nations of 
men to dwell upon the face of the earth ; We 
cry to thee in our distress, and beseech thee 
to look down in mercy on the terrible conflicts 
which are destroying the lives and estranging 
the hearts of thy children. 0 breathe upon 
thy people the spirit of thy Son ; and grant 
that the work of righteousness may be peace, 
and the effect of righteousness quiet and assur- 
ance forever. Amen. 



T3LESSED be thou, 0 God, who stillest the 
noise of the seas, the noise of their 
waves, and the tumult of the people. We 
praise and thank thee for our deliverance 
from those great evils and dangers wherewith 
we were compassed ; and we most earnestly 
beseech thee to fill us with the spirit of kind- 
ness and forbearance ; that no bitterness may 
remain in our hearts, and that we may lead 
henceforth a quiet and peaceable life in all 
godliness and honesty, through our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 




IT When Peace is restored. 



46 PRAYERS AXD THAXKSGIVIXGS. 



IT For this Nation. 

A LMIGHTY God, who rulest over all the 
nations of the earth, and on whose gra- 
cious providence we depend evermore for 
preservation and prosperity ; Extend, we be- 
seech thee, thy paternal goodness to the 
people of this nation. Our necessities and 
dangers are all known to thee. Vouchsafe to 
guide us continually with thy counsel, and 
strengthen us with thy power : and so direct 
and sanctify our hearts, that, looking up to 
thee as our only safeguard and the supreme 
author of all blessings, we may have the un- 
speakable blessing of thy almighty protection 
and thy heavenly favor. Amen. 

H For all Mankind. 

TV /TOST gracious Father, let thy blessing 
-L* J- rest on every member of thy great 
human family. May every one be a partaker 
of thy gospel in Jesus Christ. Grant that the 
bright beams of thy truth may shine upon 
those who are walking in darkness ; till all 
the kindreds of thy people shall know thee, 
the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom 
thou hast sent. Amen. 



THE DIVINE LAW. 



The Minister, at sitch times as he may elect, shall read 
the Ten Commandments ; and the People, rever- 
ently boiving the head or devoutly kneeling, shall, 
after each Commandment, ask God's mercy for 
their transgressions for the time past, and grace to 
keep the law for the time to come, as follow eth: 

OD spake these words, and said, I am the 



Lord thy God : Thou shalt have none 
other gods but me. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
cline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not make to thyself 
any graven image, nor the -likeness of any- 
thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth 
beneath, or in the water under the earth. 
Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor wor- 
ship them : for I the Lord thy God am a jeal- 
ous God, and visit the sins of the fathers 
upon the children, unto the third and fourth 
generation of them that hate me ; and show 




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THE DIVINE LAW. 



mercy unto thousands in them that love me, 
and keep my commandments. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
cline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not take the name of 
the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will 
not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in 
vain. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
cline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Remember that thou keep holy 
the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labor, 
and do all that thou hast to do ; but the 
seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy 
God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work; 
thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man- 
servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and 
the stranger that is w T ithin thy gates. For in 
six days the Lord made heaven and earth, 
the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the 
seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the 
seventh day, and hallowed it. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
cline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Honor thy father and thy mother, 
that thy days may be long in the land which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee. 



THE DIVINE LAW. 



49 



People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
cline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt do no murder. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
cline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
cline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not steal. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
cline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
against thy neighbor. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
cline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not covet thy neigh- 
bor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neigh- 
bor's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor 
his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is his. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
write all these thy laws in our hearts, we be- 
seech thee. 

IT Then the Minister may say : 

Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith. 

^HHOU shalt love the Lord thy God with 
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and 



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THE DIVINE LAW. 



with all thy mind. This is the first and great 
commandment. And the second is like unto 
it ; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 
On these two commandments hang all the Law 
and the Prophets. 

If On Whit-Sunday the Minister shall also read the 
Laiv of the Holy Spirit, as follows : 

T F ye love me, keep my commandments. 
^ And I will pray the Father, and he shall 
give you another Comforter, that he may abide 
with you forever ; even the Spirit of truth ; 
whom the world cannot receive, because it 
seeth him not, neither knoweth him : but ye 
know him ; for he dwelleth with you, and 
shall be in you. 

If a man love me, he will keep my words : 
and my Father will love him, and we will 
come unto him, and make our abode with 
him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my 
sayings : and the word which ye hear is not 
mine, but the Father's which sent me. 

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, bap- 
tizing them in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost : teaching 
them to observe all things whatsoever I have 



THE DIVINE LAW. 



51 



commanded you : and lo ! I am with you 
alway, even unto the end of the world. 

r I \BE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
^ the love of God, and the communion of 
the Holy Spirit, be with us all. Amen. 



THE BEATITUDES. 

WITH RESPONSES, TO BE SAID BY THE PEOPLE 



A ND seeing the multitudes, he went up 
into a mountain : and when he had sat 
down, his disciples came unto him. And he 
opened his mouth, and taught them, saying. 

Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is 
the kingdom of heaven. 

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a 
broken heart, and saveth such as he of a contrite 
spirit. 

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall 
be comforted. 

This is my comfort in my affliction ; for thy 
word hath quickened me. 

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit 
the earth. 

The meek will he guide in judgment, and the 
meek will he teach his way. 

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst 
after righteousness : for they shall be filled. 

He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and 
righteousness from the God of his sal cat ion. 



THE BEATITUDES, 



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Blessed are the merciful : for they shall 
obtain mercy. 

He that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall 
compass him about. 

Blessed are the pure in heart : for they 
shall see God. 

Create in me a clean heart, 0 God, and renew 
a right spirit within me. 

Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall 
be called the children of God. 

Behold, hoiv good and how pleasant it is for 
brethren to dwell together in unity. 

Blessed are they which are persecuted for 
righteousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom 
of heaven. 

The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: 
he is their strength in the time of trouble. 

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, 
and persecute you, and shall say all manner 
of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 

The angel of the Lord encampeth around 
them that fear him, and delivereth them. 

s Rejoice, and be exceeding glad ; for great is 
your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they 
the prophets which were before you. 

Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, from 
everlasting and to everlasting : Amen, and 
Amen. 



OFFERINGS OF CHARITY. 



IT To be used with Responses from the Organ or Choir, 
ivhen the Contributions of the People for the Poor 
or for any Charity are taken up. 

T ET your light so shine before men, that 
they may see your good works, and glo- 
rify your Father which is in heaven. St. Matt. 
v. 16. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 
earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and 
where thieves break through and steal : but 
lay up for youf selves treasures in heaven, 
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, 
and where thieves do not break through nor 
steal. St. Matt vi. 19, 20. 

Whatsoever ye would that men should do 
unto you, even so do unto them ; for this is 
the Law and the Prophets. St. Matt. vii. 12. 

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, 
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; 
but he that doeth the will of my Father which 
is in heaven. St. Matt. vii. 21. 



OFFERINGS OF CHARITY. 



55 



He that soweth little shall reap little ; and 
he that soweth plenteously, shall reap plen- 
teously. Let every man do according as he is 
disposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of 
necessity ; for God loveth a cheerful giver. 
2 Cor. ix. 6, 7. 

While we have time, let us do good unto all 
men, and especially unto them that are of the 
household of faith. Gal. vi. 10. 

Godliness is great riches, if a man be con- 
tent with that he hath : for we brought noth- 
ing into the world, neither may we carry 
anything out. 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7. 

Charge them who are rich in this world, 
that they be ready to give, and glad to dis- 
tribute ; laying up in store for themselves a 
good foundation against the time to come, 
that they may attain eternal life. 1 Tim. vi. 
17-19. 

God is not unrighteous, that he will forget 
your works, and labor that proceedeth of love, 
which love ye have showed for his name's sake, 
who have ministered unto the saints, and yet 
do minister. Heb. vi. 10. 

To do good, and to distribute, forget not ; 
for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. 
Heb. xiii. 16. 



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OFFERINGS OF CHARITY. 



Whoso hath this world's good and seeth his 
brother have need, and shutteth up his com- 
passion from him, how dwelleth the love of 
God in him? 1 St John iii. 17. 

Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy 
face from any poor man ; and then the face 
of the Lord shall not be turned away from 
thee. Tob. iv. 17. 

Be merciful after thy power. I£ thou hast 
much, give plenteously ; if thou hast little, 
do thy diligence gladly to give of that little : 
for so gatherest thou thyself a good reward in 
the day of necessity. Tob. iv. 8. 9. 

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth 
unto the Lord ; and look, what he layeth out, 
it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. 17. 

Blessed be the man that provideth for the 
sick and needy ; the Lord shall deliver him in 
the time of trouble. Psalm xli. 1. 

I have shown you how that ye ought to 
support the weak, and to remember the words 
of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more 
blessed to give than to receive. Acts xx. 35. 

Blessed are the merciful : for they shall 
obtain mercy. St Matt. v. 7. 

Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have 
done it unto one of the least of these my 



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brethren, ye have done it unto me. St. Matt 
xxv. 46. 

God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love 
dwelleth in God, and God in him. 2 St. John 
iv. 16. 

By this shall all men know that ye are my 
disciples, if ye have love to one another. St. 
John xiii. 35. 

For the sake of order and dignity in the manner of the 
offering^ it is suggested that the deacons or the 
ushers take the plates from the hands of the Min- 
ister, and, after they have received the offerings, 
that they return the same to the Minister, waiting 
before him for the closing tuords of the Offertory : 

God is not unrighteous, that he will forget 
your works and labor that proceedeth of love, 
which love ye have showed for his name's 
sake, who have ministered unto the saints, 
and yet do minister. 



SPECIAL SERVICES. 



THE ORDER OF THE ADMINISTRATION 

OF 

THE LORD'S SUPPER, OR HOLY COMMUNION. 



IT The Service may be preceded by reading the Ten 
Commandments and Offertory : or. instead of the 
Commandments, especially on the Sundays after 
Easter, the Beatitudes may be read. Then the 
Minister, standing by the Lord's Table, shall say 
one or more of the folio icing sentences. 

T3LESSED are they that do hunger and 
thirst after righteousness : for they 
shall be filled. St. Matt, v. 6. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ said. My Father 
giveth you the true bread from heaven. For 
the bread of God is he who eometh down 
from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 
I am the bread of life : he that cometh to me 
shall never hunger ; and he that believeth on 
me shall never thirst. St. John vi. 32, 33, 35. 



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And the Spirit and the Church say, Come. 
And let him that heareth say, Come. And 
let him that is athirst come. And whosoever 
will, let him take the water of life freely. 
Rev. xxii. 17. 

By one Spirit are we baptized into one 
body, and have been all made to drink into 
one Spirit. Being many we are one, being 
partakers of one bread. 1 Cor. xii. 13 ; 
x. 17. 

Behold, I stand at the door and knock : if 
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I 
will come in to him and will sup with him, 
and he with me. Rev. iii. 20. 

Christ, our passover, is sacrificed for us : 
therefore let us keep the feast, not with old 
leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and 
wickedness ; but with the unleavened bread 
of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor. v. 7, 8. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ said, Abide in me, 
and I in you. As the branch cannot bear 
fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no 
more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am 
the vine, ye are the branches : he that abideth 
in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth 
much fruit : for without me ye can do 
nothing. St. John xv. 4, 5. 



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HOLY COMMUKTOK 



Greater love hath no man than this, that a 
man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are 
my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command 
you. Henceforth I call you not servants ; for 
the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : 
but I have called you friends ; for all things 
that I have heard of my Father, I have made 
known unto you. St. John xv. 13-15. 

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are 
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. St. 
Matt. xi. 28. 

God so loved the world, that he gave his 
only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth 
in him should not perish, but have everlasting 
life. St. John iii. 16* 

IT Then the Minister shall say : 

T^V EARLY beloved brethren, we come to 



*^ this table to testify, not that we are 
righteous, but that we sincerely love the Lord 
Jesus Christ, and wish to become his true 
disciples. Ye, therefore, who do truly and 
earnestly desire to learn of the Saviour, and 
to cooperate in the study and practice of his 
religion ; who would live in love and charity 
with your neighbors, and would grow in the 
Christian Life, draw near with faith, and take 




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this holy ordinance to your comfort, and 
make your humble confession to Almighty 



IT Then shall this general Confession be made by Min- 
ister and People; all humbly bowing down or 
devoutly kneeling. 



LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father; 



1 * We humbly acknowledge our weakness, 
and the sins which we from time to time have 
most grievously committed, by thought, word, 
and deed, against -thy great goodness, against 
our Master, Jesus Christ, against our own 
souls, and against our brethren. Have mercy 
upon us, most merciful Father. Comfort and 
help us. Raise our hearts up to thee in 
heaven, and suffer us no more to wander 
upon earth. In the name of thy beloved Son, 
we beseech thee to forgive us all that is past ; 
and grant that we may ever hereafter serve 
and please thee, in newness of life, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IT Then shall the Minister say this Prayer : 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, 
who of thy great mercy hast promised 
forgiveness of sins to all those who with 
hearty repentance and true faith turn unto 



God. 




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HOLY COMMUXIOX. 



thee, have mercy upon us ; pardon and deliver 
us from all our sins ; confirm and strengthen 
lis in all goodness ; and bring us to everlasting 
life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Hear what words of comfort our Saviour saith unto 
all who desire his help. 

/^OME unto me, all ye who labor and are 



heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 
So God loved the world, that he gave his 
only-begotten Son, to the end that all who 
believe in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting life. 

Hear, also, what St. Paul saith. 

This is a true saying, and worthy of all 
men to be received, that Christ Jesus came 
into the world to save sinners. 

Hear, also, what St. John saith. 

If any man sin, we have an advocate with 
the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he 
is the propitiation for our sins 

Lift up your hearts. 

Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord. 



IT Then shall the Minister say : 




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63 



Minister, Let us give thanks unto our 



Answer. It is meet and right so to do. 

Minister. It is very meet, right, and our 
bounden duty, that we should at all times, 
and in all places, give thanks unto thee, 0 
Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting 



IF Here may follow the proper Preface, if there be any 
specially appointed ; or else immediately may fol- 
low {Minister and People together} : 



HEREFORE with angels, and archangels, 



A and with all the company of heaven, 
we laud and magnify thy glorious name; 
evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, 
holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and 
earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, 
0 Lord, most high. 



God. 



God. 




Proper Prefaces 



Upon Christmas Day. 



BECAUSE thou didst send thy Son into the 
world, that the world through him 
might be saved. Therefore with angels, etc. 



64 



HOLY COMMUNION, 



Upon JE aster Day. 



T3UT chiefly are we bound to praise thee for 
the glorious resurrection of thy Son 
J esus Christ our Lord ; for he was offered for 
us, and is the Lamb of God that taketh away 
the sins of the world ; who by his death hath 
destroyed death, and by his rising to life 
again hath restored to us everlasting life. 
Therefore with angels, etc. 



TIROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son 



x Jesus Christ our Lord; who, after his 
most glorious resurrection, manifestly appeared 
to all his apostles, and in their sight ascended 
up into heaven to prepare a place for us ; that 
where he is, thither we might also ascend, and 
reign with him in glory. Therefore with 
angels, etc. 



HROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord ; accord- 



ing to whose most true promise, thy 
Holy Spirit was poured forth upon the apostles, 
to teach them, and to lead them to all truth ; 
giving them both the gift of divers languages, 
and also boldness, with fervent zeal, constantly 



Upon Ascension Day. 




Upon Whit-Sunday. 




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65 



to preach the gospel unto all nations, whereby 
we have been brought out of darkness and 
error into the clear light and true knowledge 
of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. There- 
fore with angels, etc. 

IT Then shall the Minister read the following words : 

T HAVE received of the Lord that which 
- also I delivered unto you, That the Lord 
Jesus the same night in which he was be- 
trayed took bread : and when he had given 
thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat : this 
is my body, which is broken for you : this do 
in remembrance of me. After the same man- 
ner also he took the cup, when he had supped, 
saying, This cup is the new testament in my 
blood : this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in 
remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat 
this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show 
the Lord's death till he come. - 1 Cor. xi. 
23-26. 

Minister. The Lord be with you. 
People. . And with thy spirit. 
Minister. Let us pray. 

IT The Minister may then offer prayer in his own 
words, or say the Prayers following ; all humbly 
bowing down or devoutly kneeling. 

5 



66 



HOLY COMMUNION. 



ATHER of our spirits, mindful of Christ's 



A life and teachings, his death upon the cross, 
his resurrection and ascension, and his seat 
at thy right hand, we come to partake of this 
bread and this wine in remembrance of him. 
We beseech thee to sanctify them and us : 
and may we who thus eat of one bread and 
drink of one cup be made one with each other 
in the fellowship of the same Holy Spirit, and 
one with thee and thy dear Son. 

And in this our communion we desire to 
remember, and beseech thee to remember and 
bless, the multitudes of every name who are 
joined with us in one household of faith, our 
brethren and sisters in Christ throughout the 
world. 

We remember those who have fallen asleep 
in Christ, and in the joyful hope of resurrec- 
tion unto eternal life. 

We remember the fathers from the begin- 
ning of the world ; the patriarchs, prophets, 
apostles, martyrs, and all who have wrought 
righteousness. 

We remember all such as journey ; all who 
are in sickness or distress ; and we would for- 
give our enemies, if there be any who have 
wished or done us ill. 




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67 



We remember the whole family of man; 
beseeching thee that the spirits of all flesh 
may taste of thy grace, and that the ends of 
the earth may see the salvation of God. 

And unto us, 0 Lord God, vouchsafe such 
guidance, that as Christians and blameless we 
may spend the remainder of our lives. 

Accept, 0 holy and ever-blessed Father, 
these our supplications. May our offerings 
find favor in thy sight, and be as an odor of 
spiritual incense. Amen. 

If Here shall be sung a Communion Hymn, or a Hymn 
appointed for Vespers, unannounced. 

IT Then shall the Minister, having first received the 
Communion in both kinds himself, proceed to 
deliver the same to the People. And when he 
delivereth the bread, he shall say: 

Take and eat this in remembrance of Jesus 
Christ : and feed on him in thy heart by 
faith, with thanksgiving. 

1T And the Minister who delivereth the Cup, shall say: 

Drink this in remembrance of Jesus Christ, 
and be thankful. 

IT When all have received the Communion, the Lord's 
Prayer shall be said by Minister and People ; all 
humbly botving down or reverently kneeling. 



68 



HOLY COMMUNION. 



TJR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed 



be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our trespasses, As we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; But deliver us from evil : 
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

IT Then the Minister shall say this Prayer : 

A LMIGHTY and ever-living God, we most 



heartily thank thee, for that thou dost 
vouchsafe to feed us with spiritual food ; and 
dost assure us thereby of thy favor and good- 
ness towards us; and that we are heirs, 
through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom. 
And we most humbly beseech thee, 0 heavenly 
Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that 
we may continue in that holy fellowship, and 
do all such good works as thou hast prepared 
for us to walk in ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, through whom to thee be all honor and 
glory, world without end. Amen. 





IT Then may be said or sung, all standing, some proper 
Hymn. 



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69 



If Then the Minister shall let the People depart with 



'HE peace of God, which passeth all 



^ understanding, keep your hearts and 
minds in the knowledge and love of God, and 
of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord : and the 
blessing of God Almighty be amongst you, 
and remain with you always. Amen. 



this Blessing : 




THE MINISTRATION 

OF 

BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 



IT When the Child has been brought forward to the 
Altar, the Minister may read as follow s, from the 
Gospel of St. Mark : 

' I "HEY brought young children to Christ, 



A that he should touch them ; and his 
disciples rebuked those that brought them. 
But when Jesus saw it, he was much dis- 
pleased, and said unto them, Suffer the little 
children to come unto me, and forbid them 
not ; for of such is the kingdom of God. 
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not 
receive the kingdom of God as a little child, 
he shall not enter therein. And he took 
them up in his arms, put his hands upon 
them, and blessed them. 




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71 



IT He may then use the following, or some other suit- 



A /TY brethren, in our treatment and regard 
^ of children, we ought to partake of 
the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. We 
should by no means despise or neglect them ; 
but by gentleness and watchful care, do all 
that we can to bring them into the fold of 
the Good Shepherd. That God may bless our 
efforts in so doing, let us now pray. 

IT Then may be offered the following Prayer: 
A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, we 



give thanks unto thee, that by thy 
goodness we have been brought to the knowl- 
edge of Jesus Christ, and to faith in him. 
We bless thee for the kind and encouraging 
words which he spoke, and for his tender 
compassion towards those whom he came to 
save ; that he did not suffer little children to 
be driven away from his presence, but took 
them in his arms and blessed them. And 
now that we have brought to thy altar this 
little one, we pray that thou wilt guide and 
direct us, while we consecrate him to thee and 
to thy service. Wilt thou grant that this 
Baptism of Water may be the type and the 



able Exhortation : 




72 



BAPTISM OF IXFAXTS. 



earnest of the purifying influences of thy 
Holy Spirit, by which alone the soul can be 
regenerated and saved. This we do humbly 
ask. through Jesus Christ our Lord. Arrien. 

IT The Minister may then say to the Parents or Guar- 
dians of the Child: 

T3Y the act of bringing this Child here at 
this time, you express in the most 
solemn manner your desire and resolve to 
instruct Mm in the gospel of Christ, and in 
every way to do what lieth in you to enable 
him to resist sinful inclinations and to keep 
God's holy will and commandments. 

% Then the Minister shall take the Child into his 
arms, and shall say to the Parents or Guardians : 

Name this Child. 

IT yarning the Child, he shall apply the water, 
saying: 

I baptize thee, into the name of the Father, 
and of the Son. and of the Holy Ghost. 

IT Th e n s h a 11 folio w th is Be n ed ictio n : 

HPHE God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ bless and shelter thee ; and 
through his Son. and by his Holy Spirit, aid 



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73 



thee in infirmities, comfort thee in sorrow, 
guide thee into all truth, and at length 
receive thee into his heavenly presence. 
Amen. 

IT In Choirs, or places where they sing, here shall fol- 
low (unannounced) an appropriate Hymn. After 
which, the Benediction : 

HPHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 



A the love of God, and the fellowship of 
the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. 
Amen. 




THE MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM 

TO 

SUCH AS AEE OF EIPEE YEAES. 



IT When those ivho wish to be baptized have come for- 
ward to the Altar, the Minister shall read as 
follows ; all those who are present standing up : 



ND Jesus came and spake to his disciples. 



1 * and said, All power is given unto me in 
heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and 
teach all nations, baptizing them in the name 
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost : teaching them to observe all things 
whatsoever I have commanded you : and lo, 
I am w r ith you alway, even unto the end of 
the world. 

T Then shall be said this Exhortation : 

JYJY brethren, now that we are about to 
obey this command, which is with so 
great authority enjoined upon us, let us seek 
a blessing from God, through our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 




BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 75 



1T Then the Minister may say : 



Let us pray. 



LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, we 



1 give thee humble and hearty thanks, 
that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the 
knowledge of thy grace and to faith in thee. 
Increase this knowledge and confirm this faith 
in us evermore, that we may be enabled to 
mortify all our evil and corrupt affections, 
and daily to proceed in all virtue and godli- 
ness of living, till we come to that eternal 
kingdom which thou hast promised through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IT Then the Minister shall speak to the persons to be 



ELL-BELOVED, who have come hither 



to receive holy Baptism : you know 
what divine help has been promised to all 
who seek it ; how our Lord Jesus Christ hath 
said, Ask, and ye shall receive ; seek, and ye 
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto 
you. Renouncing, therefore, the fellowship 
of evil, will you endeavor to learn of Jesus 
Christ, and co-operate in the study and prac- 
tice of his religion? 




baptized on this wise : 




76 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 



IT Then the persons about to be baptized shall severally 



H Then, the persons about to be baptized standing or 
kneeling before the Minister, he shall say : 



BAPTIZE thee, into the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 



IT He may also pronounce this Benediction : 
ND I pronounce upon thee the blessing 



1 * which God commanded his servant of 
old ; saying : 

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee ; the 
Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be 
gracious unto thee ; the Lord lift up his coun- 
tenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 
Amen. 

Minister. Our help is in the name of the 
Lord ; 

Answer. Who hath made heaven and 
earth. 

Minister. Blessed be the name of the Lord; 
Answer. Henceforth, world without end. 
Minister. Lord, hear our prayers ; 
Answer. And let our cry come unto thee. 



answer : 



I will. 



Ghost. 




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Let us pray. 

^^UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed 
be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our trespasses, As we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; But deliver us from evil. 
Amen. 

T ORD of all power and might, who art the 
^— 4 author and giver of all good things ; 
Graft in our hearts the love of thy name ; in- 
crease in us true religion ; nourish us with all 
goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in 
the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

IT Then shall be sung a Hymn of welcome, 
unannounced. 

IT Then shall be said this Benediction : 

r I "HE peace of God, which passeth all 
^ understanding, keep our hearts and 
minds, through Jesus Christ. Amen. 



THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION, 

OR 

ADMISSION TO THE COMMUNION. 



IT Those about to be Confirmed, that is, to receive the 
Communion of the Church, shall have first re- 
ceived the Sacrament of Baptism : if not in in- 
fancy or at some subsequent period, then now. To 
any such persons, standing in order before the 
Minister, he shall say: 

T^v EARLY beloved, you have come hither 



to receive the consecration of the 
Church, and to renew the solemn vow made 
at your baptism. Renouncing, therefore, the 
fellowship of evil, will you endeavor to learn 
of Jesus Christ, and co-operate in the study 
and practice of his religion ? 

IT Each of those about to be confirmed shall audibly 
answer : 




I will. 



Tf The Minister shall then say : 



THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. 79 



T3EL0VED in the Lord, on this your open 
and voluntary confession of Christ, I 
welcome you to the communion of his Church. 
And may God the Father grant that this 
union, formed on earth, may be continued in 
heaven, and fit us for the fellowship of the 
saints in light. 

Receive the blessing of the Church. 

IT Then those about to be confirmed kneeling at the 
Altar, the Minister may lay his hand upon the 
head of every one severally, saying : 

T^EFEND, 0 Lord, this thy child with thy 
heavenly grace, that he may continue 
thine forever, and may daily increase in thy 
Holy Spirit more and more, until he come 
unto thy everlasting kingdom. Amen. 

1[ Then the Minister shall say : 

The Lord be with you. 
Answer. And with thy spirit. 
Minister. Our help is in the name of the 
Lord ; 

Answer. Who hath made heaven and earth. 
Minister. Blessed be the name of the Lord; 
Answer. Henceforth, world without end. 
Minister. Lord, hear our prayers. 
Answer. And let our cry come unto thee. 



80 THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. 



H Then the Lord's Prayer to be said after the Minis- 
ter : all reverently bowing the head or kneeling. 

/^UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed 
be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our trespasses, as we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation; But deliver us from evil: 
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

IT Then shall the Minister say the following Collects: 



LMIGHTY and ever-living God, who 



1 ^ makest us both to will and to do those 
things that be good and acceptable unto thy 
divine Majesty ; We would offer our humble 
supplications unto thee for these thy servants 
who have made a public profession of the 
Christian faith, and expressed their earnest 
desire and prayer to be enabled to fulfil their 
duties as disciples of Jesus Christ. Let thy 
fatherly hand ever be over them : let thy 
Holy Spirit ever be with them : guide and 
help, strengthen and sanctify them, we beseech 
thee ; that, by the living bond of obedience 




THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. 81 

and charity, they may be united to thee and 
thy beloved Son. Amen. 

T OKD of all power and might, who art the 



author and giver of all good things ; 
Graft in our hearts the love of thy name ; in- 
crease in us true religion ; nourish us with all 
goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in 
the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

% Then shall follow this Benediction : 

' I "HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
the love of God, and the fellowship of 
the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. 
Amen. 

IT Here may follow a Hymn of welcome or a Hymn of 




peace, unannounced. 



6 



THE FORM 

OF 

SOLEMNIZATION OP MATEIMONY. 



IT The persons to be manned and their friends being 
assembled, the Minister shall say : 

T^EARLY beloved, we are gathered together 
here in the sight of God, and in the face 
of this company, to join together this Man 
and this Woman in holy matrimony ; which 
is an honorable estate, instituted of God, 
adorned and sanctioned by Christ's presence 
at the marriage of Cana of Galilee, and set 
forth and commended in the Christian Scrip- 
ture as innocent and honorable to all who 
engage in it not unadvisedly or lightly, but 
reverently, discreetly, and soberly, with purity 
of heart, and in the fear of God. Therefore, 
if any man can show just cause why these two 
may not lawfully be joined together, let him 
now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his 
peace. 



SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 83 



IT Then speaking to the persons about to be married, 
the Man standing at the Woman's right hand, the 
Minister shall say : 

T REQUIRE and charge you both, as ye will 
* answer before him who knoweth the 
secrets of all hearts, that if either of you 
know any impediment, why ye may not be 
lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do 
now confess it. 

IT If no impediment be alleged, the Minister shall 
say to the Man, addressing him by his Christian 
name : 

TV yf WILT thou have this Woman to thy 
IV A. W edded wife, to live together after 
God's ordinance in the holy estate of matri- 
, mony ? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, 
honor, and keep her in sickness and in health, 
so long as ye both shall live ? 

U" The Man shall answer : 

I will. 

If Then shall the Minister say to the Woman, address- 
ing her by her Christian name : 

\T WILT thou have this Man to thy wedded 
^ • husband, to live together after God's 
ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony ? 



84 SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 



Wilt thou love him, comfort him, honor, and 
keep him in sickness and in health, so long 
as ye both shall live ? 

H The Woman shall answer : 

I will. 

% If the giving away of the bride be omitted, after the 
answer of the Woman, I will, the Minister may 
say : In testimony of the purpose mutually ex- 
pressed, let your Troth be given to each other, 

IT Then shall the Minister say : 

Who giveth this Woman to be married to 
this Man ? 

IT Then shall they give their Troth to each other in 
this manner : — The Minister, receiving the Woman 
at her father's or friend's hand, shall cause the 
Man with his right hand to take the Woman by 
her right hand, and say after him as followeth : 

T M. take thee N. to my wedded wife, to 
* have and to hold, from this day for- 
ward, for better for worse, for richer for 
poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and 
to cherish, till death do us part, according to 
God's holy ordinance : and thereto I plight 
thee my troth. 



SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 85 



IT Then shall they loose their hands, and the Woman, 
with her right hand taking the Man by his right 
handy shall likeivise say after the Minister : 

T N. take thee M. to my wedded husband, 
* to have and to hold, from this day for- 
ward, for better for worse, for richer for 
poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and 
to cherish, till death do us part, according to 
God's holy ordinance : and thereto I give thee 
my troth. 

% The Minister, having received the Ring from the Man, 
shall deliver it back to him, to put it upon the 
fourth finger of the Woman's left hand. This 
being done, and the married persons again joining 
hands, the Minister shall say : 

T^HIS King is consecrated as the token and 



A pledge of your mutual truth and affec- 
tion ; and worn upon the hand of the woman 
becomes the accepted symbol of that spiritual 
union which it is the office of marriage to 
secure. And by it you declare yourselves 
husband and wife, according to God's holy 
ordinance. 




IT The Husband and Wife shall severally answer : 

I do. 



86 SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 



IT Then the Minister shall say: 



ORASMUCH as M. and N. have con- 



sented together in wedlock, and have 
witnessed the same before God and this com- 
pany, and thereto have engaged and pledged 
themselves to each other, and have declared 
the same, by giving and receiving a ring, 
I pronounce them henceforth Husband and 



% Then the Minister shall join their right hands to- 



Those whom God hath joined together, let 
no man put asunder. 



ETERNAL God, giver of all spiritual 



grace, send thy blessing upon thy ser- 
vants, whom we bless in thy name. Enable 
them to perform the covenant which they 
have now made in thy presence. May they 
dwell together in peace and love, in holiness 
and comfort ; in the Christian faith, and in 
the practice of all Christian virtues. Bless, 
preserve, and keep them ; fill them with all 
spiritual benediction and grace ; that they 




Wife. 



gether, and say : 



% Then the Minister shall say : 
Let us pray. 




SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 87 

may so live together in this life, that daily 
they may enter into the life everlasting. We 
ask this in the name, and as the disciples of 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IF Then the Minister shall say this Benediction : 
r I ^HE peace of God, which passeth all 



A understanding, keep our hearts and 
minds through Jesus Christ. Amen. 




THE ORDER 

FOE 

THE VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



1T The Minister may begin with saying: 




EACE be to this house, and to all that 
dwell in it. 



IT Then the Minister may exhort the sick person after 
one of these forms, or in any other that he may 
think suitable, 

T^V EARLY beloved, you are persuaded that 
neither sickness nor crosses come by 
chance to any one. 

But you believe that it is God who sendeth 
them, without whose Providence they fall not 
on us. 

You acknowledge God to be most wise, and 
to suffer nothing to befall us but for our 
good. 

Acknowledge, therefore, that this his pre- 
sent visitation is for your benefit, and say in 
your heart : 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 89 



I know, 0 Lord, that thy judgments are 
right, and that thou, of very faithfulness, hast 
caused me to be troubled. 

T~YEARLY beloved, you know and confess 
that God beareth the affection of a 
father towards his children. You know also 
that a father, whether he dote upon his child, 
or whether he chasten him, continueth a 
father in both cases, and loveth him in the 
one no less than in the other. 

Think the same of God, as touching your- 
self : that while he gave you good days, he 
loved you ; and that now he sendeth you some 
evil, he loveth you still, and would not have 
sent you this evil, but to be a cause unto you 
of greater good, that, being called home 
thereby, you might be at peace. 

IT Then shall the Minister, kneeling down, say the two 
Prayers following : 

f~\ LORD, look down from heaven : behold, 
visit, and relieve this thy servant. 
Look upon him with the eyes of thy mercy ; 
give him comfort and sure confidence in thee ; 
support him under all the trials of his present 



90 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



sickness ; relieve his pains, if it seem good in 
thy sight ; and keep him in perpetual peace 
and safety through thy great loving-kindness 
in Jesus Christ. Amen. 

T TEAR us, almighty and most merciful God 



L x and Saviour : extend thy accustomed 
goodness to this thy servant who is grieved 
with sickness. Sanctify, we beseech thee, 
this thy fatherly correction to him : that the 
sense of Ms weakness may add strength to his 
faith, and seriousness to his repentance ; that, if 
it shall be thy good pleasure to restore him to 
Ms former health, he mav lead the residue of 
his life in thy fear and to thy glory ; or else 
give him grace so to take thy visitation, that, 
after this life is ended, he may dwell with thee 
and with thy glorified Son in life everlasting. 
Amen. 

% Or. instead of these two Prayers, one of the 



f~~\ LORD, gracious and merciful, dispose 
the heart of thy servant, we beseech 
thee, to receive with all meekness this gentle 
and fatherly correction which thou hast laid 




following : 




VISITATION OF THE SICK. 91 



upon him; that he may endure it patiently 
and with willing obedience, submitting himself 
with heart and mind to thy holy will. May 
it please thee of thy great goodness, 0 Lord, 
to assist him in all his anguish and suffering ; 
and although the tongue and voice be not able 
to execute their office in setting forth thy 
glory, do thou stir his heart to aspire unto 
thee, the fountain of all goodness ; and fill his 
mind with the sweet and blessed promises 
w T hich thou hast made to us in Christ Jesus 
thy Son. Amen. 

A LMIGHTY God, merciful and gracious, 
thou hast now called thy servant to the 
fellowship of the cross. Grant, we earnestly 
beseech thee, that his sufferings may be so 
sanctified by thy grace, as indeed to unite him 
more closely to thy blessed Son. 0 heavenly 
Father, support the spirit of thy child who 
now flies to thee for succor ; make him ready 
to receive any fatherly chastening thou shalt 
see fit to appoint : that he may either, upon 
the return of health, run a new race of holi- 
ness and well-doing ; or, passing hence by the 
gate of death, be prepared to enter into the 
joy of his Lord. Amen. 



92 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



H Then this Prayer for Forgiveness : 
MOST merciful God, who, according to 



the multitude of thy mercies, dost so put 
away the sins of those who truly repent that 
thou rememberest them no more ; Open thine 
eye of mercy upon this thy servant, who most 
earnestly desireth pardon and forgiveness. 
Renew in him, most loving Father, whatsoever 
hath been decayed by his own carnal will and 
frailness. Consider his contrition ; accept his 
tears; strengthen him with thy blessed Spirit; 
and when it shall be thy will to take him 
hence, receive him into thy heavenly presence, 
and into everlasting fellowship with thy most 
dearly beloved Son. Amen. 

If Then may be read one or more of the following 



TV/TY soul, wait thou only upon God; for 
-LVA my expectation is from him. 

He only is my rock and my salvation : he 
is my defence ; I shall not be moved. 

In God is my salvation and my glory : the 
rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in 



Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour 




Selections : 



God. 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



93 



out your heart before him : God is a refuge 
for us. 

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and 
in his word do I hope. 

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than 
they that watch for the morning. 

Lord, hear my voice : let thine ears be at- 
tentive to the voice of my supplications. 

0 Lord, thou hast searched me, and known 
me. 

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine 
uprising, thou understandest my thought 
afar off. 

Thou compassest my path and my lying 
down, and art acquainted with all my 
ways. 

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, 
lo, 0 Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and 
laid thine hand upon me. 

How precious also are thy thoughts unto 
me, 0 God ! how great is the sum of them ! 

If I should count them, they are more in 
number than the sand : when I awake, I am 
still with thee. 



94 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



Though I walk in the midst of trouble, 
thou wilt revive me : thou shalt stretch forth 
thine hand and save me. 

Therefore will I not fear, for I know whom 
I have believed, and am persuaded that he is 
able to keep that which I have committed 
unto him. 

Fear thou not; for I am with thee, saith 
the Lord. 

Be not dismayed ; for I am thy God : I 
will strengthen thee ; yea, I will help thee ; 
yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of 
my righteousness. 

Call upon me in the day of trouble : I will 
deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 

Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and 
remember it as waters that pass away. 

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy 
cometh in the morning. 

Let not your heart be troubled, saith the 
Lord; neither let it be afraid. I will never 
leave thee nor forsake thee. 

As one whom his mother comf orteth, so will 
I comfort you ; and ye shall be comforted. 

For I know the thoughts that I think 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



95 



towards you, saitli the Lord ; thoughts of 
peace, and not of evil. 

If thou turn unto the Lord thy God with 
all thy heart and with all thy soul, he will 
comfort thee. 

Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall 
be as white as snow ; though they be red 
like crimson, they shall be as wool. 

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he 
shall sustain thee. 

I will turn unto the Lord, and put my 
trust in him. 

The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not 
want. 

He maketh me to lie down in green pas- 
tures : he leadeth me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in 
the paths of righteousness for his name's 
sake. 

Yea, though I w T alk through the valley of 
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for 
thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they 
comfort me. 

My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is 
the strength of my heart, and my portion 
forever. 



96 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



Whether we live, we live unto the Lord, and 
whether we die, we die unto the Lord : whether 
we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's. 

Trust therefore in the Lord, for he doeth 
all things well. 

IT When the Person sick is aged. 

f~\ GOD, thou hast taught me from my 
youth ; and hitherto have I declared thy 
wondrous works. 

Now also when I am old and grey-headed, 
0 God, forsake me not ; for thou art my 
hope. 

Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul 
had almost dwelt in silence. 

When I said, My foot slippeth ; thy mercy, 
0 Lord, held me up. 

In the multitude of my thoughts within me 
thy comforts delight my soul. 

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and 
with thy honor all the day. 

Cast me not off: in the time of old age ; for- 
sake me not when my strength faileth. 

Let my prayer come before thee : incline 
thine ear unto my cry ; 

For my soul is full of troubles ; and my life 
draweth nigh unto the grave. 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



97 



Nevertheless I am continually with thee : 
thou hast holden me by my right hand. 

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and 
afterward receive me to glory. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and 
there is none upon earth that I desire besides 
thee. 

My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is 
the strength of my heart, and my portion 
forever. 

He that is our God is the God of salvation ; 
and unto God the Lord belong the issues from 
death. 

Here have we no continuing city, but we 
seek one to come. 

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor 
ear heard, neither have entered into the heart 
of man, the things which God hath prepared 
for them that love him. 

Return unto thy rest, 0 my soul ; for the 
Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
mine eyds from tears, and my feet from 
falling. 

And I am persuaded, that neither death, 
nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor 



98 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



powers, nor things present, nor things to 
come, 

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other crea- 
ture, shall be able to separate us from the 
love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our 
Lord. 

% Then shall the Minister say this Benediction : 
T INTO God's gracious mercy and protection 



^ we commit thee. The Lord bless thee 
and keep thee. The Lord make his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. 
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, 
and give thee peace, both now and evermore. 
Amen. 



TO BE USED BY THE SICK. 

ATHER in heaven, I accept this sickness 



A from thy hands, and entirely resign my- 
self to thy blessed will, whether it be for life 
or for death. In the spirit of thy Son Jesus 
Christ may I say, Not my will, but thine be 
clone ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven. Amen. 





VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



99 



r\ EVER-BLESSED Lord God, I offer up 
to thee all that I now suffer, or may 
have yet to suffer, to be united to the suffer- 
ings of thy beloved Son, and so sanctified and 
rendered acceptable to thee. Amen. 

/~\ HOLY and ever-blessed Father, I desire 
to praise thee always, in sickness as 
well as in health : I desire to join my heart 
and my voice with the whole Church of 
heaven and earth, in blessing thy holy name 
for ever and ever. Amen. 

IT A Prayer for a Sick Child, 

r\ ALMIGHTY God, and merciful Father, 
to whom alone belong the issues of life 
and death; Look down from heaven, we 
humbly beseech thee, with the eyes of mercy 
upon this child, now lying on the bed of sick- 
ness. Visit him, 0 Lord, with thy salvation ; 
deliver him in thy good appointed time from 
his bodily pain ; and if it shall be thy pleasure 
to prolong his days here on earth, grant that 
he may live to thee, serving thee faithfully 
and doing good in his generation : but when- 
ever it may please thee to take away his 



100 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



spirit from this world, may he be received 
into those heavenly habitations, where the 
souls of the righteous enjoy perpetual rest 
and felicity. Grant this, 0 Lord, for thy 
great mercy in Jesus Christ thy Son. Amen. 

% A Prayer for a Sick Person when there appear 



FATHER of mercies, and God of all 



comfort, our only help in time of need ; 
We fly unto thee for succor in behalf of this 
thy servant here lying in great weakness of 
body. Look graciously upon him, 0 Lord ; and 
the more the outward man decayeth, strengthen 
him, we beseech thee, so much the more con- 
tinually with thy grace and Holy Spirit in the 
inner man. May a steadfast faith in thy Son 
Jesus support and comfort him. Give him 
unfeigned repentance for all the errors of his 
life past ; that his sins may be done away by 
thy mercy, and his pardon sealed in heaven, 
before he go hence, and be no more seen. We 
know, 0 Lord, that there is no work impos- 
sible with thee ; and that, if thou wilt, thou 
canst even yet raise him up, and grant him a 
longer continuance amongst us. Yet, foras- 



Small Hopes of Recovery. 




VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



101 



much as in all appearance the time of his dis- 
solution draweth near, so fit and prepare Mm, 
we beseech thee, against the hour of death, 
that after his departure hence in peace, and 
in thy favor, his soul may be received into 
the joys and blessedness of that glorious im- 
mortality which thy Son Jesus Christ hath 
brought to light. Amen. 

% A Commendatory Prayer for a Sick Person at the 
Point of Departure. 

r\ ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live 
the spirits of just men made perfect, 
after their departure from this world ; We 
humbly commend the soul of this thy servant, 
our dear brother, into thy hands, as into the 
hands of a faithful Creator and most merci- 
ful heavenly Father ; most humbly beseeching 
thee of thy great love to receive him into that 
better country which thou hast revealed to us 
by thy Son Jesus Christ. Teach us who sur- 
vive to see in this and other like instances of 
mortality, how frail and uncertain our own con- 
dition is ; and so to number our days, that we 
may seriously apply our hearts to that holy 
and heavenly wisdom, which may in the end 
bring us to life everlasting. Amen. 



102 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



IT A Prayer for Persons troubled in Mind or in 



BLESSED Lord, the Father of mercies, 



and the God of all comforts ; We beseech 
thee, look down in pity and compassion upon 
this thy afflicted servant. Thou makest him 
to possess his former iniquities : thy hand 
lieth heavily upon him ; and his soul is full 
of trouble. But, 0 merciful God, who hast 
caused thy holy word to be written for our 
learning, that we through patience and com- 
fort of the holy Scriptures might have hope ; 
give him a right understanding of himself and 
of thy fatherly chastenings ; that he may 
neither cast away his confidence in thee, nor 
place it anywhere but in thee. Be thou his 
refuge in temptation, and help him in his in- 
firmities by thy Holy Spirit. Break not the 
bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax. 
Shut not up thy tender mercies in displeasure ; 
but make him to hear of joy and gladness, 
that the bones which thou hast broken may 
rejoice. And as thou forgivest much, so may 
he love much. Lift up, 0 Lord, the light of 
thy countenance upon us, and give us peace, 
through thy fatherly love in Jesus Christ. 
A men. 



Conscience. 




Visitation of the sick. 103 



H A Collect for the Communion of the Sick. 



LMIGHTY, ever-living God, maker of 



1 mankind, Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who dost correct those whom thou 
dost love, and chasten every one whom thou 
dost receive ; We beseech thee to have mercy 
upon this thy servant visited with thy hand, 
and to grant that he may take his sickness 
patiently, and recover his bodily health, if it 
be thy gracious will ; and whensoever he shall 
be called away from this world, may he have 
part in the joys and blessedness of the life to 
come. Amen. 



f~\ MOST mighty and gracious God, thy 
mercy is over all thy works, and hath 
especially gladdened our hearts in the recov- 
ery of our dear brother from dangerous sick- 
ness. Thou redeemest our life from destruction, 
and crownest us with loving-kindness and ten- 
der mercies. Suffer us not, 0 Lord, to be in 
the number of those who are forward to ask 
in the time of need, but careless to show them- 
selves thankful when mercy is bestowed,. 
Make us as desirous to come unto thee with 




IT Thanksgiving for Recovery. 



104 



VISITATION OF THE SICK. 



the sacrifices of praise, as we were ready to 
beg help and comfort in the day of our neces- 
sity ; and may we show our thankfulness, not 
only by words, but by earnest obedience to 
thy holy commandments. Grant, we beseech 
thee, that we may not so love this life, as to 
be unwilling to leave it when thou callest us ; 
but, living or dying, may we be thine through 
our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

IT A Prayer that may be said after a Death in a 



GOD, our heavenly Father, who hast seen 



v ^ fit to take our dear brother from this 
world ; Grant that we sorrow not as those who 
have no hope ; but that we may put our trust 
in the promises of holy Scripture which saith, 
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ; 
Yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their 
labors, and their works do follow them. May 
we rest in these words, and in thy fatherly 
mercy, and wait patiently for that happy re- 
union, the hope of which is now our sweet 
comfort. 0 God, may each of us be among 
those whose deeds and words show that thev 
seek a country, even our everlasting home. 
Forgive us wherein we have sinned against 



Family. 




VISITATION OF THE SICK 105 



thee : fit us to live or to die. 0 let it be the 
work of our lives to do thy holy will, and 
follow after thee as dear children. Hear us, 
gracious and merciful Lord God 9 who hast 
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in 
heavenly places in Christ. Amen. 



THE ORDER 

FOR 

THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



% When the Procession is entering the Church, the 
Minister shall read these sentences of Scripture ; 
all standing. If the service be held in a private 
house, it may begin in the same way. 

T AM the resurrection and the life, saith 
the Lord : he that belie veth in me, though 
he were dead, yet shall he live ; and whoso- 
ever liveth and believeth in me, shall never 
die. St. John xi. 25, 26. 

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken 
away ; blessed be the name of the Lord. Job 
i. 21. 

All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of 
man as the flower of grass. The grass wither- 
eth, and the flower thereof f alleth away : but 
the word of the Lord endureth forever. 1 
Peter i. 24, 25. 

IT Then shall be said or sung one of the following 
Psalms : 



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107 



Psalm xxxix. 



ORD, make me to know mine end, and 



the measure of my days, what it is; 
that I may know how frail I am. 

Behold, thou hast made my days as an 
hand-breadth ; and mine age is as nothing 
before thee : verily every man at his best 
state is altogether vanity. 

Surely every man walketh in a vain show : 
surely they are disquieted in vain : he heapeth 
up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather 
them. 

And now, Lord, what wait I for ? my hope 
is in thee. 

Deliver me from all my transgressions : 
make me not the reproach of the foolish. 

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; 
because thou didst it. 

Remove thy stroke away from me : I am 
consumed by the blow of thine hand. 

When thou with rebukes dost correct man 
for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to con- 
sume away like a moth : surely every man is 
vanity. 

Hear my prayer, 0 Lord, and give ear unto 
my cry ; hold not thy peace at my tears : for 




108 



BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as 
all my fathers were. 

0 spare me, that I may recover strength, 
before I go hence, and be no more. 



ORD, thou hast been our dwelling-place in 



all generations. 
Before the mountains were brought forth, 
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the 
world, even from everlasting to everlasting, 
thou art God. 

Thou turnest man to destruction ; and say- 
est, Return, ye children of men. 

For a thousand years in thy sight are but 
as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch 
in the night. 

Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; 
they are as a sleep : in the morning they are 
like grass which groweth up. 

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth 
up ; in the evening it is cut down, and with- 
ereth. 

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our 
secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 
We spend our years as a tale that is told. 
The days of our years are threescore years 



Psalm xc. 




BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 109 



and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be 
fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and 
sorrow ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly 
away. 

So teach us to number our days, that we 
may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

Make us glad according to the days wherein 
thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein 
we have seen evil. 

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and 
thy glory unto their children. 

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be 
upon us : and establish thou the work of our 
hands upon us ; yea, the work of our hands 
establish thou it. 

IT Here, if the Psalm be read, a Hymn may be sung. 
1T Then shall follow this Lesson from 1 Cor. xv. : 

1VT OW is Christ risen from the dead, and 
^ ^ become the firstfruits of them that 



For since by man came death, by man came 
also the resurrection of the dead. 

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ 
shall all be made alive. 

There is one glory of the sun, and another 
glory of the moon, and another glory of the 




slept. 



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stars ; for one star differeth from another star 
in glory. 

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It 
is sown in corruption ; it is raised in incor- 
ruption : 

It is sown in dishonor ; it is raised in glory : 
it is sown in weakness ; it is raised in power : 

It is sown a natural body ; it is raised a 
spiritual body. There is a natural body, and 
there is a spiritual body. 

And so it is written, The first man Adam 
was made a living soul • the last Adam was 
made a quickening spirit. 

Howbeit, that was not first which is spirit- 
ual, but that which is natural ; and afterward 
that which is spiritual. 

The first man is of the earth, earthy : the 
second man is the Lord from heaven. 

As is the earthy, such are they also that 
are earthy ; and as is the heavenly, such are 
they also that are heavenly. 

And as we have borne the image of the 
earthy, we shall also bear the image of the 
heavenly. 

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and 
blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; 
neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 



BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



Ill 



Behold, I show you a mystery : We shall 
not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, 
at the last trump : for the trumpet shall 
sound, and the dead shall be raised incorrup- 
tible, and we shall be changed. 

For this corruptible must put on incorrup- 
tion, and this mortal must put on immor- 
tality. 

So when this corruptible shall have put on 
incorruption, and this mortal shall have put 
on immortality ; then shall be brought to pass 
the saying that is written, Death is swallowed 
up in victory. 

0 death, where is thy sting ? 0 grave, 
where is thy victory ? 

The sting of death is sin ; and the strength 
of sin is the Law. 

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the. 
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye 
steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in 
the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know 
that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 

IT Or the Minister may read one or more of the follow- 
ing Lessons : 



112 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



St. John xiv. 

T ET not your heart be troubled, saith the 
' Lord, our Redeemer : ye believe in God, 
believe also in me. 

In my Father's house are many mansions : 
if it were not so, I would have told you. I 
go to prepare a place for you. 

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I 
will come again, and receive you unto myself ; 
that where I am, there ye may be also. 

And I will pray the Father, and he shall 
give you another Comforter, that he may 
abide with you forever; 

Even the Spirit of truth • whom the world 
cannot receive, because it seeth him not, nei- 
ther knoweth him : but ye know him ; for he 
dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 

I will not leave you comfortless : I will come 
to you. 

Yet a little while, and the world seeth me 
no more ; but ye see me : because I live, ye 
shall live also. 

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give 
unto you. 

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let 
it be afraid. 



BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 113 



2 Corinthians iv., v. 
T^OR our light affliction, which is but for a 
^ moment, worketh for us a far more 
exceeding and eternal weight of glory ; 

While we look not at the things which are 
seen, but at the things which are not seen : for 
the things which are seen are temporal ; but 
the things which are not seen are eternal. 

For we know that if our earthly house of 
this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a 
building of God, a house not made with hands, 
eternal in the heavens. 

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to 
be clothed upon with our house which is f rom 
heaven : 

If so be that being clothed we shall not 
be found naked. 

For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, 
being burdened : not for that we would be un- 
clothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might 
be swallowed up of life. 

Revelation xxi., xxii. 
A ND I saw a new heaven and a new earth : 
for the first heaven and the first earth 
were passed away ; and there was no more 
sea. 

8 



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And I John saw the holy city, new Jeru- 
salem, coming clown from God out of heaven, 
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 

And I heard a great voice out of heaven 
saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with 
men, and he will dwell with them, and they 
shall be his people, and God himself shall be 
with them, and be their God. 

And God shall wipe away all tears from 
their eyes ; and there shall be no more death, 
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there 
be any more pain ; for the former things are 
passed awa}'. 

And he showed me a pure river of water of 
life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the 
throne of God and of the Lamb. 

In the midst of the street of it, and on 
either side of the river, was there the tree 
of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, 
and yielded her fruit every month ; and the 
leaves of the tree were for the healing of the 
nations. 

And there shall be no more curse : but the 
throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in 
it ; and his servants shall serve him : 

And they shall see his face ; and his name 
shall be in their foreheads. 



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115 



Therefore are they before the throne of 
God, and serve him day and night in his 
temple : and he that sitteth on the throne 
shall dwell among them. 

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst 
any more ; neither shall the sun light on them, 
nor any heat. 

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the 
throne shall feed them, and shall lead them 
unto living fountains of waters : and God shall 
wipe away all tears from their eyes. 

And there shall be no night there ; and they 
need no candle, neither light of the sun ; for 
the Lord God giveth them light : and they 
shall reign for ever and ever. 

And he said unto me, These sayings are 
faithful and true. 

And every creature which is in heaven, and 
on the earth, and under the earth, and such as 
are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard 
I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and 
power, be unto him that sitteth upon the 
throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and 
ever. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant 



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BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively 
hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from 
the dead, 

To an inheritance incorruptible, and unde- 
fined, and that fadeth not away, reserved in 
heaven for you. 

For now we see through a glass, darkly ; 
but then face to face : now I know in part ; 
but then shall I know even as also I am 
known. 

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and 
it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but 
we know that, when he shall appear, we shall 
be like him : for we shall see him as he is. 

And every man that hath this hope in him . 
purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 

Humble yourselves therefore under the 
mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you 
in due time : 

Casting all your care upon him ; for he 
careth for you. 

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor 
life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, 
nor things present, nor things to come, 

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other crea- 
ture, shall be able to separate us from the love 
of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 



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St. Mark x. 13-16. St. Matthew xviii. 10, 14. 
ND they brought young children to him, 



that he should touch them ; and his dis- 
ciples rebuked those that brought them. 

But when Jesus saw it, he was much dis- 
pleased, and said unto them, Suffer the little 
children to come unto me, and forbid them 
not : for of such is the kingdom of God. 

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not 
receive the kingdom of God as a little child, 
he shall not enter therein. 

And he took them up in his arms, put his 
hands upon them, and blessed them. 

Take heed that ye despise not one of these 
little ones : for I say unto you, That in heaven 
their angels do always behold the face of my 
Father which is in heaven. 

Even so it is not the will of your Father 
which is in heaven, that one of these little 
ones should perish. 



1T If there be an Address, it may be introduced here. 
And then the Minister may offer Prayer in his own 
words, or say one of the following Prayers : 



LMIGHTY God, with whom do live the 



spirits of them that depart hence in the 




IT Here a Hymn may be sung. 




118 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, 
after they are delivered from the burden of the 
flesh, are in joy and felicity ; We thank thee 
for having given to us the dear friend w r hom 
thou hast now taken away ; and for the 
blessed assurance that, though he will not 
come to us, we shall go to him. 0 grant, w r e 
beseech thee, that we, with all those w T ho are 
departed in the true faith of thy holy name, 
may have our perfect consummation and bliss 
in thine eternal glory. Amen. 

T ORD God, holy Father, be thou blessed 



both now and evermore : for all that 
thou doest is good. Thou hast seen fit to 
take away one who is dear to us : give us, we 
beseech thee, the spirit of filial submission. 
Enable us to say, It is well, for thou didst it. 
May we feel that thy will is better than any- 
thing we can desire for ourselves ; and find com- 
fort in holy and happy thoughts of the unseen 
world. Bring home to our hearts thy Son's 
promises to those who fall asleep in him. 

0 Lord, teach us how to live so as to please 
thee. May nothing cause us to forget that 
we are pilgrims and sojourners here, as our 
fathers were ; and may we set our chief affec- 




BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



119 



tions on those things which are above. Mer- 
ciful Father, forgive us our sins, and raise us 
from the death of sin to a life of righteous- 
ness. 

0 Lord God, fill our hearts with gratitude 
for thy great loving-kindness to us. When 
thou takest away, we see how much thou hast 
given. We thank thee for the sweet memory 
of blessings which are for a season withdrawn 
from us, and for the many blessings which 
yet remain, and for hopes which no earthly 
troubles can overshadow. Hear, accept, and 
answer these our prayers, which we would 
offer to thee in the faith and spirit of Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

IT Then the Lord's Prayer, to be said after the 



UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed 



be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our trespasses, As we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; But deliver us from evil : 
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 



Minister. 




120 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



U Here may be sung a Hymn of Consolation 
(unannounced). 

IT Then the Minister, on the way to the Grave or in 
the body of the Church, shall say : 

Xli 7E know that if our earthly house of 
* * this tabernacle were dissolved, we have 
a building of God, an house not made w^ith 
hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Cor. v. 1. 

I have set the Lord always before me : be- 
cause he is at my right hand, I shall not be 
moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my 
glory rejoiceth : my flesh also shall rest in 
hope. 

For thou wilt not leave my soul in the 
grave ; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One 
to see corruption. Psalm xvi. 8-10. 

Though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou 
art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they com- 
fort me. Psalm xxiii. 4. 

IT When they come to the Grave, while the Body is 
made ready to be laid into the Earth, the Minister 
shall say : 

TV /T AN, that is born of a woman, hath but 
^ ^ a short time to live, and hath much 
trouble. He cometh up, and is cut down, like 



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121 



a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and 
never continueth in one stay. In the midst 
of life we are in death : of whom may we 
seek for succor, but of thee, 0 Lord, in whom 
our souls do rest and hope ? 

IT When the Body has been lowered into the Grave, the 



ORASMUCH as it hath pleased God of 



A his great mercy to take unto himself 
the life of our dear friend here departed, we 
therefore commit his body to the ground : 
earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; 
in sure and certain hope of a resurrection to 
eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; 
who hath overcome death, and opened to all 
men the life of the Spirit ; according to the 
mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue 
all things to himself. 



HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto 
A me, Write, From henceforth blessed are 
the dead who die in the Lord : even so saith 



Minister shall say : 




IT Then shall be said : 



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BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



the Spirit ; for they rest from their labors, 
and their works do follow them. 

IT At the Burial of a Young Child, may be said, instead 



T HEARD the voice of Jesus, saying, Suffer 
^ little children to come unto me, for of 
such is the kingdom of heaven. 

IT Then shall the Minister say the following Collect : 
f~\ GOD, our heavenly Father, grant that 



we sorrow not as those who know not 
the promises of thy holy Gospel : but may we 
look forward to the great gathering of thy 
faithful servants and children into their ever- 
lasting home. 0 thou in whom we trust, 
help us by thy grace, that we may live as the 
heirs of this blessed and glorious hope, which 
thou hast set before us in thy Son, our Lord 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 



r I "HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 

the love of God, and the fellowship of 

the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. 

Amen. 



of the above : 




IT And this Benediction : 



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AT THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD AT SEA. 

IT The above Office may be used : only, when the Body 
is lowered into the Sea, the following words shall 
be said, instead of those to be said when the Body 
is lowered into the Ground. 

\ li 7E now commit the body of our dear de- 
v * parted friend to the deep, in the 
blessed hope that as he has borne the image 
of the earthy, so also he shall bear the image 
of the heavenly, through our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 



PRAYERS 



THAT MAY BE USED AT SEA. 



H Daring a Storm. 
MOST gracious and merciful Lord God, 



who dwellest in heaven, but beholdest 
all things below ; Look down on us thy ser- 
vants, who in our great distress cry unto thee 
for help. Send forth thy word to calm the 
fury of the waves, which seem ready to 
swallow us up. Yet, 0 ever-blessed Father, 
let not the suddenness of our present extrem- 
ity find us far away from thee ; but may our 
trust in thee be stronger than our fears, 
though the waters roar and be troubled, 
though the mountains shake with the swelling 
thereof. Give us grace, we earnestly beseech 
thee, that if our lives be spared, we may 
devote them to thy most holy service as faith- 
ful disciples of Jesus Christ ; and that if this 
should be our last day here below, we may, 
through thy mercy, be received into the 
blessed shelter of our everlasting home. 
Amen. 




PRAYERS USED AT SEA. 



125 



IT Thanksgiving after a Storm, 

Confiteantub, Domino. Psalm cvii. 

f \ THAT men would praise the Lord for 
his goodness, and for his wonderful 
works to the children of men. 

Let them offer unto him the sacrifice of 
thanksgiving; and declare his works with 
rejoicing. 

They that go down to the sea in ships, and 
do business in great waters, 

These see the works of the Lord, and his 
wonders in the deep. 

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy 
wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 

They mount up to the heaven ; they go 
down again to the depths : their soul is melted 
because of trouble. 

Then they cry unto the Lord in their 
trouble ; and he bringeth them out of their 
distresses. 

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the 
waves thereof are still. 

Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so 
he bringeth them unto their desired haven. 

0 that men would praise the Lord for his 
goodness, and for his wonderful works to the 
children of men. 



126 PRAYERS USED AT SEA. 



Let them exalt him also in the congrega- 
tion of the people, and praise him in the 
assembly of the elders. 

% Collect of Thanksgiving. 

(~\ MOST mighty and gracious Lord God. 

thy loving-kindness is over all thy 
works, but in special manner hath been ex- 
tended to us, whom thou hast so powerfully 
and wonderfully delivered. Thou hast showed 
us terrible things, and wonders in the deep ; 
and we bless and glorify thy name for thy 
mercy in saving us, when we were ready to 
perish. Make us, we beseech thee, as truly 
sensible now of thy mercy, as we were then 
of the danger ; and give us hearts alwa}^s 
ready to express our thankfulness, not only 
by words, but also by our lives, in being more 
obedient to thy holy commandments. Bring 
us, 0 Lord, to our haven in safety, and fill us 
with thy Holy Spirit, that we whom thou 
hast saved may serve thee in holiness and 
righteousness all the days of our life, as 
humble disciples of Jesus Christ. Amen. 



PRAYERS 



TO BE USED IN FAMILIES, OR TO BE SAID IN 
PRIVATE. 



UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed 



be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
will be done on earth. As it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our 
trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass 
against us. And lead us not into temptation, 
But deliver us from evil : For thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 



HPHE Lord bless us and keep us this day 

A and ever, through Jesus Christ. Amen. 
The Lord make his face to shine upon us, 
and give us peace this day and forevermore. 
Amen. 



The Lord's Prayer. 




Blessings. 




128 



PRAYERS. 



The Lord preserve our going out and our 
coming in this day and evermore. Amen, 

The Lord Jesus Christ, according to his 
promise, be with us always, even to the end 
of the world. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy 
Spirit be with us all evermore. Amen. 

The peace of God, which passeth all under- 
standing, keep our minds and hearts through 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with 
us all. Amen. 



f&zvnixi% or ©benins* 

GOD who art the Truth, 0 God who art 



a Spirit, help us in spirit and in truth 
to worship thy great name ; not acknowledging 
thee in one place or at one time only, but in 
every place and at every time, in all we do 
and in all we see, in our work and in our rest, 
in our laughter and in our tears, in loneliness 
and in fellowship, in the eye of day and in the 
shadow of night, beneath the open sky as in 
the house of prayer, in the heart of the little 




PRAYERS. 



129 



child as in the wisdom of man, in the fulness 
of health and strength and happiness as in 
the valley of the shadow of death, through 
which, 0 Father Almighty, do thou in thy 
mercy bear us to never-ending Life and Light 
and Love. Amen. 



GOD, who art near us always, we would 



speak with thee, and thank thee for 
all the good gifts with which thou hast filled 
our lives : for blessings all about our path ; 
for love, that makes life beautiful ; for all 
thoughts that uplift and gladden us ; for disap- 
pointment and failure, which humble us ; for 
pain and distress, which teach us our need : 
but most of all for our hope in thee, and the 
fulness of joy which thy presence brings. 

Let us never doubt that, having led us 
thus far, thou wilt lead us to the end, and 
that thou hast in store for us that perfect 
gladness of which we see some glimpses 
here. 

We all wish to serve thee : show to each of 
us how we shall do it best. Look upon all of 
us who bow before thee this morning ; use us 
as thou wilt, — hands to work for thee, feet to 
run for thee, lips to speak of thee and sing for 




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130 



PRAYERS. 



thee, thoughts to use for thee, hearts to love 
as thou lovest. 

Let us have no lower aim ; let none of us 
measure ourselves by others, or by any nar- 
row and common standard of good : but let 
our lives be beautiful on all sides, and full of 
this desire to be perfect as thou art perfect. 

We ask, knowing how poor and weak we 
are, in thy strength, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



LMIGHTY God, whom to know is to be 



1 ^ truly wise, grant unto us that so far as 
thou mayest be known, we may know thee. 

0 Father, have mercy upon us, when, know- 
ing what is good, we do it not. In this sore 
strife of life be near to us. We beseech thee 
lay thy gentle hand upon us when we suffer 
the plain way that leads to God to be dark- 
ened by vain speculation. Grant that by 
doing humbly what we do know, it may be a 
stepping-stone to higher knowledge and bet- 
ter doing. 

Grant us a spirit of loving-kindness to all 
men. Temper our pleasure, that it may bring 
us wisdom ; temper our sadness, that it may 
bring us peace. Amen. 




PRAYEKS. 



131 



RANT, Almighty God, that we may this 



^* day endeavor to be that which thou 
wouldst have us to be, and to do that which 
thou commandest ; listening to the voice of 
thy Spirit within us ; not leaving one fault mi- 
repented of, one spot in our hearts uncleansed, 
and sparing least of all that sin with which it 
costeth us most to part ; not looking back, 
but forward ; not casting down our eyes to 
earth, but lifting them up to heaven ; not 
leaning upon mortal man, but upon thee, 
the Rock of Ages, who standeth fast forever ; 
loving all men, doing good unto all men, 
loving thee, and never doubting that thou 
lovest us, and wilt make all things work 
together for good to those who trust thee, our 
Lord, our Father, and our God. Amen. 



LMIGHTY God, be pleased with thy 



1 v Spirit so to order our knowledge of 
thee, that every duty and pleasure of our life, 
all suffering and sinning, all hope and 
trembling, may but lead us more and more to 
a perfect faith and trust in thee ; that under- 
standing what we may understand, and doing 
that which we do know, we may, with a quiet 
heart, leave the deep things of God unsounded. 





132 



PRAYERS. 



Enough for us to see that what is holiest is 
best, and that the holiest and best that we 
can see in man is but the light that comes 
from thee, the perfect source of love and 
good. Guide us in this our course, and give 
us an entrance into a still higher, diviner, 
nobler life. We ask it through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

A LMIGHTY God, raise us above ourselves 
and above our needs ; bid us worship 
thee not less than pray to thee. Take away 
selfishness from our prayers not less than 
from our hearts and lives. 

When we pray to thee for our own good, 
lead us not to forget the good of others. And 
when we pray for others, give us grace to re- 
solve, also, to seek their good in all that we 
do, and to keep ourselves from evil for their 
sake. Amen. 



A BIDE with us, 0 Lord, this night, that 
the brightness of thy love may be 
around us, and that the darkness may not be 
dark. Abide with us, 0 Lord, this night, for 



PKAYERS. 



133 



in loneliness we are not alone if thou be nigh. 
Abide with the sick, the sorrowful, the for- 
saken, and the weary, 0 Lord, to strengthen, 
to comfort, to cheer, and to give rest. Shield 
us all from that darkness of the soul which 
seeth thee not, that loneliness of the heart 
which heareth not thy voice. 

Abide with us through life, and in the 
valley of the shadow of death forsake us not, 
but bid us be of good courage, for thou art 
with us still. 

Blessing and glory and thanksgiving be 
unto thee, 0 God, forever. Amen. 

f \ THOU whose yoke is easy and whose 
burden is light, who seest us weary and 
heavy-laden with sorrow and with sin, who 
countest all our tears of penitence and re- 
morse ; Draw nigh unto us in mercy, that at 
thy feet we may cast down our earthly 
burdens and take upon us thy gentle yoke, to 
rise up strong in thy strength, comforted in 
thy forgiveness, and joyful in thy everlasting 
love. Amen. 



LMIGHTY God, whose light is of eternity 



and knoweth no setting, shine forth 




134 



PRAYERS. 



and be our safeguard through the night ; and 
though the earth be wrapped in darkness and 
the heavens be veiled from our sight, let thy 
brightness be about our beds and thy peace 
within our souls, and thy fatherly blessing 
upon our sleep this night. Amen. 



MOST loving Father, who wiliest us to 



give thanks for all things, to dread 
nothing but the loss of thee, and to cast all 
our care on thee who carest for us ; Preserve 
us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, 
and grant that no clouds of this mortal life 
may hide from us the light of that Love 
which is immortal, and which thou hast 
manifested unto us in thy Son, Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

(~\ JESUS, our Master, do thou meet us 



v ^ while we walk in the way and long to 
reach thy country, so that, following thy light, 
we may keep the way of righteousness, and 
never wander away into the darkness of this 
world's night while thou, who art the Way, 
the Truth, and the Life, art shining within 
us. Amen. 





PRAYERS. 



135 



JFor Special ©tee. 



In Times of Sorrow. 



LMIGHTY God, who in the time of our 



1 shadow and darkness canst be our only 
true and lasting light, look upon us thy sad 
children with thy constant mercy, and give 
unto us the spirit of understanding promised 
by thy dear Son. 

When our eyes no longer behold w r hat we 
have loved, and when we listen for the foot- 
steps of those who have gone out of our sight, 
and hear them not, what can we do but turn 
to thee ? 

And when our hearts fail us, and we sigh 
for that which cannot be, and no traveller 
comes back from that far country, and there 
are none to comfort us, make us to trust in 
thee. Then comfort our souls with the words 
of thy Son, "I go to prepare a place for you. 
And if I go, I will come again, and receive 
you unto myself ; that where I am there ye 
may be also." 

Give us this comfort of Christ, through the 
spirit of truth, in which grant us all to abide 
forevermore through Jesus our Lord. Amen. 




136 



PEAYEES. 



For the Children. 



JESUS CHRIST, the Lord of children, 



be near to all children's hearts to-day. 
Tn their pleasant play make them to re- 
member thy holy childhood, and put away all 
self-loving thoughts and ways, all untruthful- 
ness and disobedience, all angry words and 
deeds. 

Comfort them in all their troubles, which 
are known to thee, and lead them on through 
pure and faithful lives to thyself, thy children's 
home. Amen. 



THOU who hast ordered this wondrous 



world, who knowest all things in earth 
and heaven : So fill our hearts with trust in 
thee, that by night and by day, at all times 
and in all seasons, we may without fear com- 
mit those who are dear to us to thy never- 
failing love for this life and the life to come. 
Amen. 




For Those we Love. 




For Sleep. 



f~\ THOU from whose fatherly hand sleep 
falleth nightly on the eyelids of man, 
whereby his body forgetteth its toil and his 



PRAYERS. 



137 



soul its sorrow ; Teach us ever to receive it 
with grateful hearts, and grant that lying 
down this night with our souls at peace, and 
fearing no harm which man can do unto us, 
we may sleep secure in the guardianship of 
thy love. Amen. 



For Good Friday. 

r~\ CHRIST, at the foot of thy cross, we 
thank thee for the lesson thou hast 
taught us, that only through death can we 
enter into life ; that only in losing our life 
can we truly find it ; that except the grain 
of our earthly nature fall into the ground and 
die, it can bear no fruit unto life eternal. 

We pray thee, by all thy love and by all 
thy pain, by the hour of thine agony, the for- 
saking of thine own, the scorn of thine ene- 
mies, the cry of thy last breath, we entreat 
thee, 0 Lord, by all these things, that thou 
wilt not leave us here alone, alive to self and 
sin, but lift us up, draw us unto thee, so that, 
nailed to thy cross, buried in thy grave, we 
may await in perfect peace the will of our 
Father. Amen. 



138 



PRAYERS. 



For Easter Day. 

LORD JESUS, whom the grave could 
not hold, grant us grace this day to be 
one with thee, that having died to sin we may 
rise with thee and dwell with thee in heavenly 
places ; that earthly care and sin and sorrow 
may be to us as things we have left behind, 
shadows of the tomb ; and the only realities 
for us thy presence and thy love. 

Give us such joy in thee that the song of 
our souls, the assurance of our hearts, may be, 
" Christ is indeed arisen." Amen. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



IT To be read in verses, alternately, by Minister 
and People. 

PSALM IV. 

HEAR me when I call, 0 God of my righteous- 
ness ; thou hast set me at liberty when I 
was in trouble ; have mercy upon me, and hearken 
unto my prayer. 

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my 
glory into shame, and have such pleasure in vanity, 
and seek after falsehood ? 

Know this, that the Lord hath chosen to him- 
self the man who is godly ; when I call upon the 
Lord he will hear me. 

Stand in awe, and sin not ; commune with your 
own heart upon your bed, and be still. 

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your 
trust in the Lord. 

There are many who say, Who will show us any 
good? 

Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance 
upon us. 



140 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than 
when their corn, and wine, and oil increased. 

I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest, 
for it is thou, 0 Lord, only, who makest me dwell 
in safety. 



IYE ear unto my words, 0 Lord ; consider my 



0 hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my 
King and my God ; for unto thee will I make my 
prayer. 

My voice shalt thou hear betimes, 0 Lord ; early 
in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, 
and will look up. 

For thou art a God who hast no pleasure in 
wickedness ; neither shall any evil dwell with 
thee. 

Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight ; 
for thou hatest all those who work iniquity. 

Thou shalt destroy those who speak falsehood ; 
the Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and 
deceitful man. 

But as for me, I will come into thy house, in 
the multitude of thy mercy ; and in thy fear will I 
worship toward thy holy temple. 

Lead me, 0 Lord, in thy righteousness, because 
of mine enemies ; make thy way plain before my 
face. 

Let all those who put their trust in thee rejoice : 
they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou 



PSALM V. 




meditation. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



141 



defendest them ; they who love thy name shall be 
joyful in thee. 

For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto the 
righteous ; and with thy favor wilt thou defend 
him as with a shield. 



OLORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither 
chasten me in thy heavy displeasure. 
Have mercy upon me, 0 Lord, for I am weak ; 
O Lord, heal me, for my heart is vexed. 

My soul is also solely troubled ; but thou, 0 
Lord, how long ? 

Return, 0 Lord, deliver my soul ; 0 save me for 
thy mercies' sake. 

For in death there is no remembrance of thee ; 
in the grave who shall give thee thanks ? 

I am weary with my groaning; all the night 
make I my pillow to swim ; I water my couch 
with my tears. 

Mine eye is consumed because of grief ; but the 
Lord will hear the voice of my weeping. 

The Lord hath heard my supplication ; the Lord 
will answer my prayer. 



LORD my God, in thee have I put my trust; 



V_y save me from all those who persecute me. 
and deliver me : 



PSALM VI. 




PSALM VII. 




142 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



Lest he devour my soul like a lion, and tear it 
in pieces, while there is none to help. 

0 Lord my God, if I have done this thing ; or if 
there be any wickedness in my hands ; 

If I have rewarded evil unto him who dealt 
friendly with me ; (yea, I have delivered him who 
without any cause is mine enemy ;) 

Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and 
take it ; yea, let him tread my life down upon the 
earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. 

The Lord shall judge the people ; give sentence 
with me, 0 Lord, according to my righteousness, 
and according to the integrity that is in me. 

0 let the wickedness of the ungodly come to 
an end ; but guide thou the just. 

For the righteous God trieth the very hearts 
and reins. 

My help cometh of God, who preserveth those 
who are true of heart. 

God is a righteous judge ; and God is angry 
with the wicked every day. 

1 will give thanks unto the Lord, according to 
his righteousness ; and I will praise the name of 
the Lord Most High. 

PSALM VIII. 

OLORD our God, how excellent is thy name 
in all the world ! thou who hast set thy 
glory above the heavens. 

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast 



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thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies ; 
that thou mightest still the enemy and the re- 
vengeful. 

When I consider thy heavens, even the work of 
thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou 
hast ordained ; 

What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? 
and the son of man, that thou visitest him ? 

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels, 
and hast crowned him with glory and honor. 

Thou makest him to have dominion over the 
works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things 
under his feet ; 

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the 
field ; 

The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea, 
and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the 
seas. 

0 Lord our God, how excellent is thy name in 
all the world ! 

PSALM IX. 

I WILL give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord, with 
my whole heart ; I will speak of all thy mar- 
vellous works. 

1 will be glad and rejoice in thee ; I will sing 
praise to thy name. 0 thou Most High. 

Thou hast rebuked the nations, and destroyed 
the ungodly ; thou hast put out their name for 
ever and ever. 



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Desolations have consumed the enemy forever ; 
and as to the cities which thou hast destroyed, 
their memory is perished with them. 

But the Lord shall endure forever ; he hath pre- 
pared his throne for judgment. 

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, 
and minister true judgment unto the people. 

The Lord also will be a defence for the oppressed, 
even a refuge in time of trouble. 

And they who know thy name will put their 
trust in thee ; for thou, Lord, hast never failed 
those who seek thee. 

O praise the Lord, who dwelleth in Zion : show 
the people of his doings. 

For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he 
remembereth them, and forgetteth not the com- 
plaint of the poor. 

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that 
they made; in the same net which they hid privily 
is their own foot taken. 

The Lord is known to execute judgment ; the 
ungodly is insnared in the work of his own hands. 

The wicked shall be turned into the pit, and all 
the people who forget God. 

For the poor shall not always be forgotten ; the 
patient abiding of the afflicted shall not perish 
forever. 

Arise, 0 Lord, and let not man prevail ; let the 
nations be judged in thy sight. 

Put them in fear, 0 Lord ; that the nations may 
know themselves to be but men. 



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PSALM XII. 

HELP, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth, for 
the faithful fail from among the children 

of men. 

They speak vanity every one with his neighbor ; 
they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble 
in their double heart. 

The Lord shall root out all deceitful lips, and 
the tongue that speaketh proud things : 

Who have said, With our tongue will we pre- 
vail ; we are they who ought to speak ; who is 
lord over us ? 

Now for the oppression of the needy, and because 
of the deep sighing of the poor, 

I will arise, saith the Lord, and will help every 
one from him who swelleth against him, and will 
set him at rest. 

The words of the Lord are pure words ; even as 
the silver which from the earth is tried, and puri- 
fied seven times in the fire. 

Thou shalt keep them, 0 Lord ; thou shalt pre- 
serve them from this generation forever. 

PSALM XV. 

LORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle ? or 
who shall rest upon thy holy hill ? 
Even he who leadeth an uncorrupt life, and 
doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the 
truth from his heart. 

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He who hath used no deceit in his tongue, 
nor done evil to his neighbor, nor slandered his 
neighbor. 

He who despiseth a worthless person, but hon- 
oreth those who fear the Lord. 

He who sweareth unto his neighbor, and dis- 
appointeth him not, though it were to his own 
hindrance. 

He who hath not given his money upon usury, 
nor taken a bribe against the innocent. 
Whoso doeth these things shall never fall. 

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PSALM XVI 

T) RESERVE me, 0 God ; for in thee have I put 



1- my trust. 

0 my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou 
art my God ; I have nothing good without thee. 

The saints who are on the earth, and the excel- 
lent, in them is all my delight. 

They who run after another god shall have great 
trouble. 

Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer ; 
neither make mention of their names with my lips. 

The Lord himself is the portion of mine inher- 
itance, and of my cup ; thou shalt maintain my 
lot. 

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; 
yea, I have a goodly heritage. 




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I will thank the Lord for giving me counsel : 
my secret thoughts also instruct me in the night 
season. 

I have set the Lord alway before me ; for he is 
on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall. 

Wherefore my heart is glad, and my tongue 
rejoiceth; my flesh also shall rest in hope. 

For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, 
neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see cor- 
ruption. 

Thou wilt show me the path of life : in thy pres- 
ence is fulness of joy ; and at thy right hand there 
are pleasures for evermore. 

PSALM XIX. 

THE heavens declare the glory of God ; and the 
firmament showeth his handy -work. 
Day unto day uttereth speech ; night unto night 
showeth knowledge. 

There is no speech nor language where their 
voice is not heard. 

Their sounds are gone out into all lands ; and 
their words unto the ends of the world. 

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 
who cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his 
chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his 
course. 

He goeth forth from the uttermost part of the 
heaven, and his circuit is unto the end of it again ; 
and there is nothing hid from his heat. 



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The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the 
soul ; the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth 
wisdom unto the simple. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice 
the heart ; the commandment of the Lord is pure, 
and giveth light unto the eyes. 

The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth 
forever ; the judgments of the Lord are true, and 
righteous altogether. 

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than 
much fine gold ; sweeter also than honey, and the 
honey-comb. 

Moreover, by them is thy servant warned ; and 
in keeping of them there is great reward. 

Who can understand his errors ? 0 cleanse 
thou me from secret faults. 

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous 
sins ; let them not have dominion over me ; so 
shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the great 
transgression. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation 
of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, 

0 Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. 

PSALM XXIII. 

THE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 
He maketh me to lie down in green pas- 
tures ; he leadeth me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul ; he leadeth me in the 
paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 



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Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil ; for thou art 
with me, thy rod and thy staff comfort me. 

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence 
of mine enemies ; thou anointest my head with oil ; 
my cup runneth over. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all 
the days of my life ; and I shall dwell in the 
house of the Lord forever. 

PSALM XXIV. 

THE earth is the Lord's, and the fulness 
thereof; the world, and they who dwell 
therein. 

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and 
established it upon the floods. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or 
who shall stand in his holy place ? 

Even he who hath clean hands and a pure heart, 
and who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, 
nor sworn deceitfully. 

He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

This is the generation of them who seek him, 
even of them who seek thy face, 0 God of Jacob. 

Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, and be ye lifted 
up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory 
shall come in. 

Who is the King of glory ? It is the Lord, 
strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. 



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Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, and be ye lifted 
up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory 
shall come in. 

Who is the King of glory ? Even the Lord of 
hosts, he is the King of glory. 

PSALM XXYI. 

BE thou my judge, 0 Lord, for I have walked 
innocently ; my trust hath been also in the 
Lord ; therefore shall I not fall. 

Examine me, 0 Lord, and prove me ; try my 
reins and my heart. 

For thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes, 
and I will walk in thy truth. 

I have not dwelt with vain persons ; neither 
will I have fellowship with the deceitful. 

I have hated the congregation of the wicked ; 
and will not sit among the ungodly. 

I will wash my hands in innocency, 0 Lord, 
and so will I go to thine altar; 

That I may show the voice of thanksgiving, 
and tell of all thy wondrous works. 

Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, 
and the place where thine honor dwelleth. 

0 shut not up my soul with the sinners, nor 
my life with the bloodthirsty; 

In whose hands is wickedness, and their right 
hand is full of bribes. 

But as for me, I will walk innocently ; 0 deliver 
me, and be merciful unto me. 



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My feet tread in a straight path ; I will praise 
the Lord in the congregations. 

PSALM XXVII. 

THE Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom 
shall I fear ? The Lord is the strength of 
my life ; of whom then shall I be afraid ? 

Though an host of men encamp against me, 
yet shall not my heart be afraid ; and though 
there rise up war against me, yet will I put my 
trust in him. 

One thing have I desired of the Lord, which 
I will seek after ; even that I may dwell in the 
house of the Lord all the days of my life, to be- 
hold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his 
temple. 

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in 
his tabernacle ; yea, in the secret place of his 
dwelling shall he hide me, and set me upon a 
rock of stone. 

Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an obla- 
tion with great gladness ; I will sing and speak 
praises unto the Lord. 

Hearken unto my voice, 0 Lord, when I cry 
unto thee ; have mercy upon me, and hear me. 

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; my heart 
said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 

0 hide thou not thy face from me, nor cast thy 
servant away in displeasure. 



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Thou hast been my succor ; leave me not, neither 
forsake me, 0 God of my salvation. 

Though my father and my mother forsake me, 
yet the Lord taketh me up. 

Teach me thy way, 0 Lord, and lead me in the 
right way, because of mine enemies. 

I should utterly have fainted, but that I believe 
verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land 
of the living. 

0 wait thou on the Lord ; be strong, and he 
shall comfort thine heart ; and put thou thy trust 
in the Lord. 

PSALM XXXI. 

IN thee, 0 Lord, do I put my trust ; let me 
never be put to confusion ; deliver me in thy 
righteousness. 

Bow down thine ear to me ; make haste to 
deliver me. 

And be thou my strong rock, and house of de- 
fence, that thou mayest save me. 

For thou art my strong rock and my castle : be 
thou also my guide, and lead me for thy name's 
sake. 

Into thy hands I commend my spirit ; for thou 
hast redeemed me, 0 Lord, thou God of truth. 

1 have hated those who regard lying vanities, 
and my trust hath been in the Lord. 

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy ; for 
thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known 
my soul in adversities. 



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• 

0 how plentiful is thy goodness which thou 
hast laid up for those who fear thee, and that 
thou hast prepared for those who put their trust 
in thee, even before the sons of men ! 

Thou shalt hide them in the place of thine own 
presence from the insults of men ; thou shalt keep 
them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife of 
tongues. 

Thanks be to the Lord ; for he hath shown me 
his marvellous kindness in a strong city. 

For I had said in my haste, I am cast out of 
the sight of thine eyes. 

Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my 
prayer when I cried unto thee. 

O love the Lord, all ye his saints ; for the Lord 
preserveth those who are faithful, and plenteously 
rewardeth the proud doer. 

Be strong, and he shall establish your heart, all 
ye who put your trust in the Lord. 



PSALM XXXIV. 

I WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord ; his 
praise shall ever be in my mouth. 
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord ; the 
humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 

0 praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify 
his name together. 

1 sought the Lord, and he heard me ; yea, he 
delivered me out of all my fear. 



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They looked unto him and were enlightened ; 
and their faces were not ashamed. 

Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him ; 
yea, saveth him out of all his troubles. 

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about 
those who fear him, and delivereth them. 

0 taste, and see that the Lord is good ; blessed 
is the man that trusteth in him. 

0 fear the Lord, ye who are his saints ; for those 
who fear him lack nothing. 

The lions do lack, and suffer hunger ; but they 
who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing 
that is good. 

Come, ye children, and hearken unto me ; I will 
teach you the fear of the Lord. 

What man is he who desireth to live, and would 
fain see good days ? 

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips that they 
speak no guile. 

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and 
pursue it. 

The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and 
his ears are open unto their prayer. 

The face of the Lord is against those who do 
evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the 
earth. 

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, 
and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 

The Lord is nigh unto those who are of a contrite 
heart, and will save such as are of an humble spirit. 



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Great are the troubles of the righteous ; but the 
Lord delivereth him out of them all. 

He keepeth all his bones; so that not one of 
them is broken. 

But misfortune shall slay the ungodly ; and they 
who hate the righteous shall be desolate. 

The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants ; 
and none of those who put their trust in him shall 
be desolate. 

PSALM XL. 

I WAITED patiently for the Lord, and he in- 
clined unto me, and heard my calling. 
He brought me also out of the horrible pit, and 
out of the mire and clay, and set my feet upon the 
rock, and established my goings. 

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even 
a thanksgiving unto our God. 

Many shall see it, and fear, and shall put their 
trust in the Lord. 

Blessed is the man who hath set his hope in the 
Lord, and turned not unto the proud, and such as 
go about with lies. 

Many, 0 Lord my God, are the wondrous works 
which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which 
are to us-ward ; they cannot be numbered unto 
thee. 

If I should declare them, and speak of them, 
they would be more than I am able to express. 

Sacrifice and meat offering thou didst not desire ; 
mine ears hast thou opened. 



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Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou not 
required ; then said I, Lo, I come. 

In the volume of the book it is written of me, 
that I should fulfil thy will 0 my God ; I delight 
to do it : yea, thy law is within my heart. 

I have declared thy righteousness in the great 
congregation : lo, I have not refrained my lips, O 
Lord, and that thou knowest. 

I have not hid thy righteousness within my 
heart ; my talk hath been of thy truth, and of thy 
salvation. 

I have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth 
from the great congregation. 

Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, 0 Lord ; 
let thy loving-kindness and thy truth alway pre- 
serve me. 

For innumerable troubles are come about me ; 
my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am 
not able to look up ; yea, they are more in number 
than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath 
failed me. 

0 Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me ; 
make haste, 0 Lord, to help me. 

Let all those who seek thee be joyful and glad 
in thee ; and let such as love thy salvation say 
continually, The Lord be praised. 

As for me, I am poor and needy ; but the Lord 
careth for me. 

Thou art my helper and redeemer ; make no long 
tarrying, 0 my God. 



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157 



PSALM XLII. 

AS the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so 
panteth my soul after thee, 0 God. 
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God ; 
when shall I come and appear before God ? 

My tears have been my meat day and night, 
while they continually say unto me, Where is thy 
God? 

When I remember this, I pour out my soul within 
me ; for I had gone with the multitude, I went 
with them to the house of God, with the voice of 
joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy 
day. 

Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul ? and why 
art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in 
God, for I shall yet praise him for the help of 
his countenance. 

0 my God, my soul is cast down within me, 
while I remember thee from the land of Jordan 
and Hermon, from the Mountain Mizar. 

Deep calleth unto deep, at the noise of thy 
water-falls ; all thy waves and thy billows are 
gone over me. 

Once the Lord commanded his loving-kindness 
in the daytime, and in the night his song was with 
me ; thanksgiving to the God of my life. 

Now I say unto God, My refuge, why hast thou 
forgotten me ? Why go I mourning, because of 
the oppression of the enemy ? 



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As with a sword in iny bones my enemies re- 
proach me, while they say daily unto me, Where 
is thy God ? 

Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul? and why 
art thou disquieted within me ? Hope thou in 
God ; for I shall yet praise him who is the health 
of my countenance and my God. 

PSALM XLYI. 

GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present 
help in trouble. 
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be 
moved, and though the hills be carried into the 
midst of the sea ; 

Though the waters thereof rage and swell, and 
though the mountains shake at the tempest of the 
same. 

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make 
glad the city of God, the holy place of the taber- 
nacle of the Most High. 

God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she 
not be removed ; God shall help her, and that 
right early. 

The heathen raged, and the kingdoms were 
moved ; but God uttered his voice, and the earth 
melted away. 

The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of J acob 
is our refuge. 

O come hither, and behold the works of the 
Lord, what destruction he hath brought upon the 
earth. 



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He maketh wars to cease in all the world ; he 
breaketh the bow, and snappeth the spear in 
sunder and burneth the chariots in the fire. 

Be still then, and know that I am God ; I will be 
exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted 
in the earth. 

The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob 
is our refuge. 

PSALM LI. 

HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to 
thy loving-kindness ; according to the mul- 
titude of thy tender mercies blot out my trans- 
gressions. 

Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness ; and 
cleanse me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my 
sin is ever before me. 

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and 
done this evil in thy sight ; that thou mightest be 
justified in thy sentence, and be clear when thou 
judgesto 

Behold, thou requirest truth in the inward parts ; 
and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to 
know wisdom. 

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean ; 
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 

Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the 
bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 



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Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all 
my transgressions. 

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take 
not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

0 give me the comfort of thy help again, and 
uphold me with thy free Spirit. 

Then shall I tqach thy ways unto the wicked? 
and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 

O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall 
show forth thy praise. 

For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would 
I give it thee ; thou delightest not in burnt- 
offerings. 

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit ; a 
broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not 
despise. 



EAR my prayer, O God, and hide not thy 



Take heed unto me, and hear me ; how I mourn 
in my prayer, and am troubled. 

My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear 
of death is fallen upon me. 

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, 
and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me. 

And I said, 0 that I had wings like a dove ; for 
then would I flee away, and be at rest. 



PSALM LV. 




self from my petition. 



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Lo, then would I get me away far off, and 
remain in the wilderness. 

I would make haste to escape from the stormy 
wind and tempest. 

But yet I will call upon God, and the Lord shall 
save me. 

In the evening, and morning, and at noonday 
will I pray, and that instantly ; and he shall hear 
my voice. 

0 cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall 
nourish thee, and shall not suffer the righteous to 
fall forever. 

PSALM LVIL 

BE merciful unto me, 0 God, be merciful unto 
me, for my soul trusteth in thee ; and under 
the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until 
this calamity be overpast. 

1 will call unto the most high God, even unto 
the God who will perform all things for me. 

He shall send from heaven, and save me from 
the reproach of him who would swallow me up. 

Be thou exalted, 0 God, above the heavens, and 
let thy glory be above all the earth. 

My heart is fixed, 0 God, my heart is fixed ; I 
will sing and give praise. 

Awake up, my glory ; awake, lute and harp ; I 
myself will awake right early. 

I will give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord, among 
the people, and I will sing unto thee among the 
nations. 

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For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto 
the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 

Be thou exalted, 0 God, above the heavens, and 
let thy glory be above all the earth. 

PSALM LXI. 

HEAR my cry, 0 God ; give ear unto my 
prayer. 

From the ends of the earth will I call upon thee, 
when my heart is in heaviness. 

0 set r$e up upon the rock that is higher than 
I ; for thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower 
for me against the enemy. 

1 will dwell in thy tabernacle forever, and my 
trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. 

For thou, 0 Lord, hast heard my desires, and 
hast given an heritage unto those who fear thy 
name. 

Thou shalt grant the king a long life, that his 
years may endure throughout all generations. 

He shall dwell before God forever ; 0 prepare 
thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may 
preserve him. 

So will I alway sing praise unto thy name, that 
I may daily perform my vows. 

PSALM LXIL 

MY soul truly waiteth upon God ; for of him 
cometh my salvation. 



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He only is my strength and my salvation ; he is 
my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. 

My soul, wait thou still upon God ; for my hope 
is in him. 

He truly is my strength and my salvation ; he is 
my defence, so that I shall not fall. 

In God is my health and my glory, the rock of 
my might, and in God is my trust. 

0 put your trust in him alway, ye people ; pour 
out your hearts before him ; for God is our hope. 

As for the men of low degree, they are but 
vanity ; the men of high degree are deceit ; laid 
in the balance, they are altogether lighter than 
vanity itself. 

0 trust not in wrong and robbery ; give not 
yourselves unto vanity ; if riches increase, set not 
your heart upon them. 

God spake once, and twice I have also heard the 
same, that power belongeth unto God. 

Also to thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy ; for thou 
renderest to every man according to his work. 



PSALM LXIII. 




GOD, thou art my God ; early will I seek 
thee. 



My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also long- 
eth after thee, in a barren and dry land, where no 
water is ; 

That I might behold thy power and glory, as I 
have seen thee in the sanctuary. 



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Because thy loving-kindness is better than life 
itself, my lips shall praise thee. 

Thus will I magnify thee as long as I live, and 
lift up my hands in thy name. 

My soul shall be satisfied even as it were with 
marrow and fatness, when my mouth praiseth thee 
with joyful lips. 

Have I not remembered thee in my bed, and 
thought upon thee when I was waking? 

Because thou hast been my helper, therefore 
under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 

My soul hangeth upon thee ; thy right hand 
hath upholden me. 

PSALM LXV. 




RAISE waiteth for thee, 0 God, in Zion, and 
unto thee shall the vow be performed. 



0 thou who hearest prayer, unto thee shall all 
flesh come. 

My misdeeds prevail against me ; 0 be thou 
merciful unto our sins. 

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and 
receivest unto thee ; he shall dwell in thy court, 
and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy 
house, even of thy holy temple. 

Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy 
righteousness, 0 God of our salvation ; thou who 
art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of 
those who are afar off upon the sea ; 



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Who in thy strength settest fast the mountains, 
and art girded about with power ; 

Who stillest the raging of the sea, and the 
noise of its waves, and the madness of the people. 
They also who dwell in the uttermost parts of the 
earth shall be afraid at thy tokens ; thou who 
makest the outgoings of the morning and evening 
to praise thee. 

Thou visitest the earth and blessest it; thou 
makest it very plenteous with the river of God, 
which is full of water. 

Thou preparest their corn, when thou hast so 
provided for it. 

Thou waterest her furrows, thou sendest rain 
into the little valleys thereof, thou makest it soft 
with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase 
of it. 

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and 
thy clouds drop fatness. 

They drop upon the dwellings of the wilderness, 
and the little hills rejoice on every side. 

The mountains shall be clothed witfr sheep ; the 
valleys also shall stand so thick with corn that they 
shall laugh and sing. 

PSALM LXVI. 

OBE joyful in God, all ye lands ; sing praises 
unto the honor of his name ; make his 
praise to be glorious. 

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thy works! through the greatness of thy power 
shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. 

For all the world shall worship thee, sing of 
thee, and praise thy name. 

0 come hither, and behold the works of God ; 
how wonderful he is in his doing toward the chil- 
dren of men ! 

He turned the sea into dry land, so that they 
went through the water on foot; there did we 
rejoice in him. 

He ruleth with his power forever ; his eyes be- 
hold the people ; and such as are rebellious shall 
not be able to exalt themselves. 

O praise our God, ye people, and make the 
voice of his praise to be heard ; 

Who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not 
our feet to slip. 

For thou, 0 God, hast proved us ; thou also 
hast tried us, like as silver is tried. 

Thou broughtest us into the snare, and laidst 
trouble upon us. 

Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads ; we 
went through fire and water, and thou broughtest 
us out into a place of refreshment. 

0 come hither and hearken, all ye who fear 
God, and I will tell you what he hath done for 
my soul. 

1 called unto him with my mouth, and gave 
him praises with my tongue. 

If I incline unto wickedness with my heart, the 
Lord will not hear me. 



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But God hath heard me, and considered the 
voice of my prayer. 

Praised be God, who hath not cast out my 
prayer, nor turned his mercy from me. 

PSALM LXXVII. 

I WILL cry unto God with my voice, even unto 
God will I cry with my voice ; and 0 that he 
would hearken unto me ! 

In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord ; 
I stretched out my hands to him all the night 
long ; my soul refused comfort. 

When I am in heaviness, I will think upon 
God ; when my heart is vexed, I will complain. 

I consider the days of old, and remember the 
years that are past. 

I call to remembrance my song in the night; 
I commune with mine own heart, and search out 
my spirit. 

Will the Lord absent himself forever ? and will 
he be no more entreated ? 

Is his mercy clean gone forever ? and is his 
promise come utterly to an end for evermore ? 

Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? and will he 
shut up his loving-kindness in displeasure ? 

And I said, It is mine own infirmity ; I will 
remember the years of the right hand of the Most 
High. 

I will remember the works of the Lord, and call 
to mind thy wonders of old time. 



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I will think also of all thy works, and nay talk 
shall be of thy doings. 

Thy way, 0 God, is holy ; who is so great a 
God as our God ? 

Thou art the God who doest wonders, and hast 
declared thy power among the nations. 

Thou hast mightily delivered thy people, even 
the sons of Jacob and Joseph. 

The waters saw thee, 0 God, the waters saw thee, 
and were afraid ; the depths also were troubled. 

The clouds poured out water, the air thundered, 
and thine arrows went abroad. 

The voice of thy thunder was heard round about ; 
the lightnings shone upon the ground ; the earth 
was moved and shook withal. 

Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great 
waters, and thy footsteps are not known. 

Thou leddest thy people like a flock, by the hand 
of Moses and Aaron. 

PSALM LXXXIV. 

OHOW amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord 
of hosts ! 

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth, for the 
courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh cry 
out for the living God. 

As the sparrow findeth an house, and the swal- 
low a nest, where she may lay her young, so let 
me dwell at thine altars, 0 Lord of hosts, my 
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Blessed are they who dwell in thy house ; they 
will be alway praising thee. 

Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee, 
in whose heart are thy ways. 

For them the desert valley of Baka hath foun- 
tains ; and they are refreshed with abundant 
showers. 

They will go from strength to strength, till every 
one of them appeareth before God, in Zion. 

0 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer ; hearken, 
O God of Jacob. 

Behold, 0 God our defender, and look upon the 
face of thine anointed. 

For one day in thy courts is better than a thou- 
sand elsewhere. 

1 would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of 
my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. 

For the Lord God is a light and defence ; the 
Lord will give grace and glory ; and no good 
thing shall he withhold from those who live a 
godly life. 

O Lord God of hosts, blessed is the man who 
putteth his trust in thee. 



ORD, thou art become gracious unto thy 



land ; thou hast turned away the captivity 



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Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, 
and covered all their sins. 

Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and 
turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. 

Turn us then, 0 God our Saviour, and let thine 
anger cease from us. 

Wilt thou be displeased at us forever ? and wilt 
thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation 
to another ? 

Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, that 
thy people may rejoice in thee ? 

Show us thy mercy, 0 Lord, and grant us thy 
salvation. 

I will hear what God the Lord will speak ; for 
he will speak peace to his people and his saints ; 
only let them not return to their folly again. 

For his salvation is nigh those who fear him, 
that glory may dwell in our land. 

Mercy and truth are met together ; righteousness 
and peace have kissed each other. 

Truth shall flourish out of the earth ; and right- 
eousness shall look down from heaven. 

Yea, the Lord shall show his loving-kindness ; 
and our land shall yield her increase. 

Righteousness shall go before him, and shall 
keep his path continually. 

PSALM LXXXVI. 

BOW down thine ear, 0 Lord, and hear me, for 
I am poor and in misery. 



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Preserve thou my soul, for thou art my hope ; 
my God, save thy servant who putteth his trust 
in thee. 

Be merciful unto me, 0 Lord, for I will call daily 
upon thee. 

Comfort the soul of thy servant ; for unto thee, 
0 Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

For thou, Lord, art good and gracious, and of 
great mercy unto all those who call upon thee. 

Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer, and ponder the 
voice of my humble desires. 

In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee ; 
for thou hearest me. 

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, 0 
Lord ; there is not one who can do as thou doest. 

All nations whom thou hast made shall come 
and worship thee, 0 Lord, and shall glorify thy 
name. 

For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : 
thou art God alone. 

Teach me thy way, 0 Lord, and I will walk in 
thy truth ; 0 knit my heart unto thee, that I may 
fear thy name. 

I will thank thee, 0 Lord my God, with all my 
heart, and will praise thy name forevermore. 

For great is thy mercy toward me, and thou hast 
delivered my soul from the terrors of death. 

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the 
congregations of violent men have sought after my 
soul, and have not set thee before their eyes. 



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But thou, 0 Lord God, art full of compassion 
and mercy, long-suffering, plenteous in goodness 
and truth. 

0 turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon 
me ; give thy strength unto thy servant, and help 
the son of thine handmaid. 

Show some token upon me for good, that they 
who hate me may see it, and be ashamed ; because 
thou, Lord, hast holden me, and comforted me. 

PSALM XCL 

WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the 
Most High shall abide under the shadow 
of the Almighty. 

1 will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and 
my stronghold ; my God, in whom I will trust. 

For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the 
hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. 

He shall cover thee with his wings, and thou 
shalt be safe under them ; his faithfulness and 
truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 

Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night ; 
nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; 

For the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor 
for the sickness that destroyeth at noonday. 

A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thou- 
sand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh 
thee. 

But with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see 
the reward of the ungodly. 



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Because thou hast made the Lord, who is my 
refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation ; 

There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither 
shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to 
keep thee in all thy ways. 

They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou 
hurt not thy foot against a stone. 

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder ; the 
young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under 
thy feet. 

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore 
will I deliver him ; I will set him up, because he 
hath known my name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will hear him ; yea, 
I am with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and 
bring him to honor. 

With long life will I satisfy him, and show him 
my salvation. 

psalm cm. 

BLESS the Lord, 0 my soul ; and all that is 
within me, bless his holy name. 
Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits ; 

Who forgiveth all thy iniquities, and healeth all 
thy diseases ; 

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction, and 
crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness ; 

Who satisfieth thy life with good things, so that 
thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 



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The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment 
for all those who are oppressed. 

He showed his ways unto Moses, his works unto 
the children of Israel. 

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long- 
suffering, and of great goodness. 

He will not alway chide ; neither keepeth he his 
anger forever. 

He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor 
rewarded us according to our iniquities. 

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so 
great is his mercy toward those who fear him. 

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath 
he removed our transgressions from us. 

Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children ; 
even so the Lord pitieth those who fear him. 

For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth 
that we are but dust. 

The days of man are but as grass ; he flourisheth 
as a flower of the field. 

For the wind passeth- over it, and it is gone ; 
and the place thereof shall know it no more. 

But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth 
for ever and ever upon those who fear him, and his 
righteousness upon children's children ; 

Even upon such as keep his covenant, and think 
upon his commandments to do them. 

The Lord hath established his throne in heaven ; 
and his kingdom ruleth over all. 

0 praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye who excel 



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in strength, ye who fulfil his commandment, and 
hearken unto the voice of his words. 

0 praise the Lord, all ye his hosts, ye servants 
of his who do his pleasure. 

0 praise the Lord, all ye works of his, in all 
places of his dominion ; praise thou the Lord, 0 
my soul. 

PSALM CXI. 

I WILL give thanks unto the Lord with my 
whole heart, secretly among the faithful, and 
in the congregation. 

The works of the Lord are great, sought out by 
all those who have pleasure therein. 

His works are worthy to be praised and had in 
honor, and his righteousness endureth forever. 

He hath made his wonderful works to be re- 
membered ; the Lord is gracious and full of com- 
passion. 

He hath given food unto those who fear him ; 
for he will ever be mindful of his covenant. 

He hath shown his people the power of his works, 
that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. 

The works of his hands are verity and judg- 
ment ; all his commandments are true. 

They stand fast for ever and ever, for they are 
done in truth and equity. 

He sent redemption unto his people, he hath 
confirmed his covenant forever ; holy and reverend 
is his name. 



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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis- 
dom ; a good understanding have all they who 
obey him ; his praise endureth forever. 



OGIYE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; 
for his mercy endureth forever. 
Let Israel now say that his mercy endureth for- 
ever. 

Let the house of Aaron now say that his mercy 
endureth forever. 

Yea, let those now who fear the Lord say that 
his mercy endureth forever. 

I called upon the Lord in trouble, and the Lord 
heard and delivered me. 

The Lord is on my side ; I will not fear ; what 
can man do unto me ? 

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put con- 
fidence in man. 

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put con- 
fidence in princes. 

The Lord is my strength and my song, and is 
become my salvation. 

The voice of joy and salvation is in the dwell- 
ings of the righteous ; the right hand of the Lord 
bringeth mighty things to pass. 

The right hand of the Lord is exalted ; the right 
hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. 



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I shall not die, but live, and declare the works 
of the Lord. 

The Lord hath chastened and corrected me ; 
but he hath not given me over unto death. 

Open me the gates of holiness, that I may go 
into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. 

This is the gate of the Lord, into which the 
righteous shall enter. 

I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me, and 
art become my salvation. 

The same stone which the builders refused is 
become the head-stone in the corner. 

This is the Lord's doing ; and it is marvellous 
in our eyes. 

This is the day which the Lord hath made ; we 
will rejoice and be glad in it. 

Save now, 0 Lord; 0 Lord, send us now pros- 
perity. 

Blessed be he who cometh in the name of the 
Lord ! We bless you, ye who are of the house of 
the Lord. 

Thou art my God, and I will thank thee ; thou 
art my God, and I will praise thee. 

0 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, and 
his mercy endureth forever. 

PSALM CXIX. 

BLESSED are they who are undefiled in the 
way, and walk in the law of the Lord. 
Blessed are they who keep his testimonies, and 
seek him with their whole heart ; 

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Who do no wickedness, but walk in his ways. 
Thou hast charged that we shall diligently keep 
thy commandments. 

0 that my ways were so directed, that I might 
keep thy statutes ! 

So shall I not be confounded, while I have 
respect unto all thy commandments. 

1 will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, when 
I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 

I will keep thy laws ; 0 forsake me not utterly. 

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? 
by taking heed thereto, according to thy word. 

With my whole heart have I sought thee ; 0 let 
me not go wrong out of thy commandments. 

Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I 
should not sin against thee. 

Blessed art thou, 0 Lord ; 0 teach me thy 
statutes. 

With my lips have I been telling of all the judg- 
ments of thy mouth. 

I have had as great delight in the way of thy 
testimonies # as in all manner of riches. 

I meditate on thy commandments, and have 
respect unto thy ways. 

My delight shall be in thy statutes, and I will 
not forget thy word. 

0 deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live 
and keep thy word. 



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Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the won- 
drous things of thy law. 

I am a stranger upon earth ; 0 hide not thy 
commandments from me. 

My soul trembles for the very fervent desire that 
it hath alway unto thy judgments. 

Thou hast rebuked the proud ; and cursed are 
they who do err from thy commandments. 

0 turn from me reproach and contempt ; for I 
have kept thy testimonies. 

Though princes did sit and speak against me, 
thy servant is occupied in thy statutes. 

For thy testimonies are my delight and my 
counsellors. 

PSALM CXXI. 

J WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills from 
whence cometh my help. 
My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath 
made heaven and earth. 

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved ; and he 
who keepeth thee will not sleep. 

Behold, he who keepeth Israel shall neither 
slumber nor sleep. 

The Lord himself is thy keeper ; the Lord is thy 
defence upon thy right hand ; 

So that the sun shall not smite thee by day, 
neither the moon by night. 

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; yea, 
it is even he who shall keep thy soul. 



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The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy 
coming in, from this time forth for evermore. 

PSALM CXXII. 

I WAS glad, when they said unto me, Let us go 
into the house of the Lord. 
Our feet shall stand in thy gates, 0 Jerusalem. 
Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in 
itself. 

For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of 
the Lord, according to the law of Israel, to give 
thanks unto the name of the Lord. 

For there is the seat of judgment, even the 
throne of the house of David. 

0 pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall 
prosper who love thee. 

Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within 
thy palaces. 

For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will 
say, Peace be within thee. 

Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God, 
I will seek to do thee good. 

PSALM CXXIII. 

UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, 0 thou who 
dwellest in the heavens. 
Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto 
the hand of their masters, and the eyes of a maiden 
unto the hand of her mistress ; 



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Even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, 
until he have mercy upon us. 

Have mercy upon us, 0 Lord, have mercy upon 
us ; for we are utterly despised. 

Our soul is filled with the insolence of the pros- 
perous, and with the despitefulness of the proud. 

PSALM cxxx. 

OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, 0 
Lord ; Lord, hear my voice. 

0 let thine ears consider well the voice of my 
complaint. 

If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is 
done amiss, 0 Lord, who may abide it ? 

But there is mercy with thee ; therefore shalt 
thou be feared. 

1 look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait for him ; 
in his word is my trust. 

My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than they 
that watch for the morning ; yea, more than they 
who watch for the morning. 

O Israel, trust in the Lord ; for with the Lord 
there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp- 
tion. 

And he shall redeem Israel from all his sin. 

PSALM CXXXVI. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good, 
and his mercy endureth forever. 
0 give thanks unto the God of all gods ; for his 
mercy endureth forever. 



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0 thank the Lord of all lords ; for his mercy 
endureth forever. 

Who only doeth great wonders ; for his mercy 
endureth forever. 

Who by his excellent wisdom made the heavens ; 
for his mercy endureth forever. 

Who laid out the earth above the waters ; for 
his mercy endureth forever. 

Who hath made great lights ; for his mercy 
endureth forever. 

The sun to rule by day ; for his mercy endureth 
forever. 

The moon and the stars to govern the night ; 
for his mercy endureth forever. 

Who remembereth us when we are in trouble ; 
for his mercy endureth forever. 

And hath delivered us from our enemies ; for 
his mercy endureth forever. 

Who giveth food to all flesh ; for his mercy 
endureth forever. 

0 give thanks unto the God of heaven ; for his 
mercy endureth forever. 

PSALM CXXXIX. 

OLORD, thou hast searched me, and known 
me ; thou knowest my downsitting and mine 
uprising ; thou understandest my thoughts afar off. 

Thou compassest my path, and my lying down, 
and art acquainted with all my ways. 



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For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but 
thou, 0 Lord, knowest it altogether. 

Thou dost encompass me behind and before, and 
layest thine hand upon me. 

Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent 
for me ; I cannot attain unto it. 

Whither shall I go from thy spirit ? or whither , 
shall I flee from thy presence ? 

If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I 
go down to the grave, thou art there also. 

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell 
in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 

Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy 
right hand shall hold me. 

If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover 
me ; even the night shall be light about me. 

Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee ; but 
the night is as clear as the day ; the darkness and 
light to thee are both alike. 

I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully 
and wonderfully made ; marvellous are thy works, 
and that my soul knoweth right well. 

My bones were not hid from thee, when I 
was made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the 
earth. 

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being 
imperfect ; and in thy book were all my members 
written ; 

Which day by day were fashioned, when as yet 
there was none of them. 



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How dear are thy thoughts unto me, 0 God ! 
0 how great is the sum of them ! 

If I should count them, they are more in num- 
ber than the sand ; when I awake I am still with 
thee. 

Search me, 0 God, and know my heart; prove 
me, and examine my thoughts. 

Look well if there be any way of wickedness in 
me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 



O PRAISE the Lord ; for it is a good thing to 
sing praises unto our God ; yea, a joyful and 
pleasant thing it is to be thankful. 

The Lord doth build up Jerusalem, and gather 
together the outcasts of Israel. 

He healeth those who are broken in heart, and 
bindeth up their wounds. 

He telleth the number of the stars ; and calleth 
them all by their names. 

Great is our Lord, and great is his power ; yea, 
and his wisdom is infinite. 

The Lord lifteth up the meek ; and bringeth the 
ungodly down to the ground. 

0 sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving ; sing 
praises upon the harp unto our God ; 

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and pre- 
pareth rain for the earth, and maketh the grass to 
grow upon the mountains ; 



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Who giveth food unto the cattle, and feedeth the 
young ravens who cry. 

He hath no pleasure in the strength of the 
horse ; neither delighteth he in the force of man. 

But the Lord's delight is in those who fear him 
and put their trust in his mercy. 

Praise the Lord, 0 Jerusalem; praise thy God, 
0 Zion. 

For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates 
and hath blessed thy children within thee. 

He maketh peace in thy borders ; and filleth 
thee with the finest of the wheat. 

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth ; 
and his word is instantly obeyed. 

He giveth snow like wool ; he scattereth the 
hoar-frost like ashes. 

He casteth forth his ice like morsels ; who can 
stand before his cold ? 

He sendeth out his word and melteth them ; he 
bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. 

He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes 
and ordinances unto Israel. 

He hath not dealt so with any nation ; neither 
hath the heathen knowledge of his laws. Praise 
ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXLVIIL 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from 
the heavens ; praise him in the height. 
Praise him, all ye angels of his ; praise him, all 
his hosts. 



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Praise him, sun and moon ; praise him, all ye 
stars and light. 

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye 
waters of the skies. 

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he 
commanded and they were created. 

He hath made them fast for ever and ever ; he 
hath given them a law which shall not be broken. 

Praise the Lord upon earth, ye dragons, and all 
deeps ; 

Fire and hail, snow and vapors, wind and storm, 
fulfilling his word ; 

Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all 
cedars ; 

Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and feath- 
ered fowls ; 

Kings of the earth and all people, princes and 
all judges of the world ; 

Young men and maidens, old men and chil- 
dren ; praise the name of the Lord ; for his name 
alone is excellent, and his praise is above heaven 
and earth. 

He shall increase the glory of his people : all 
his saints shall praise him, even the children of 
Israel, even the people that serveth him. Praise 
ye the Lord. 



HYMNS AND PSALMS. 



If The following Hymns and Psalms may he used when 
convenient in the Services of the Church. 

Gloria Tibi. 
^LORY be to thee, 0 Lord. 

Gloria in Excelsis. 

GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, 
good will towards men. We praise thee, we 
bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we 
give thanks to thee for thy great glory, 0 Lord 
God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 

0 Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ; 0 
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that 
takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon 
us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, 
have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the 
sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that 
sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have 
mercy upon us. 

For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; 
thou only, 0 Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most 
high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. 



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HYMNS AND PSALMS. 



Te Deum Laudamus. 

WE praise thee, 0 God ; we acknowledge thee 
to be the Lord. 
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father 
everlasting. 

To thee, all Angels cry aloud ; the Heavens, and 
all the Powers therein. 

To thee, Cherubim and Seraphim continually do 
cry, 

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; 
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy 
Glory. 

The glorious company of the Apostles praise 
thee. 

The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise 
thee. 

The noble army of Martyrs praise thee. 

The holy Church throughout all the world doth 
acknowledge thee ; 

The Father, of an infinite Majesty ; 

Thine adorable, true, and only Son ; 

Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 
| Thou art the King of Glory, 0 Christ. 

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. 
1 When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, 
thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin. 

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of 
death, thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to 
all believers. 



HYMNS AND PSALMS. 



189 



Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the 
Glory of the Father. 

We believe that thou shalt come to be our 
Judge. 

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom 
thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. 

Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in 
glory everlasting. 

0 Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. 

Govern them, and lift them up forever. 

Day by day we magnify thee ; 

And we worship thy Name ever, world without 
end. 

Vouchsafe, 0 Lord, to keep us this day without 
sin. 

0 Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. 
0 Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust 
is in thee. 

0 Lord, in thee have I trusted ; let me never be 
confounded. 

Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68. 




LESSED be the Lord God of Israel; for he 
hath visited and redeemed his people ; 



And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, 
in the house of his servant David ; 

As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, 
which have been since the world began ; 

That we should be saved from our enemies, and 
from the hand of all that hate us. 



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HYMNS AND PSALMS. 



©aster £)aj>* 

At Morning Prayer, instead of the First Psalm, these 
Anthems shall be sung or said. 

Romans vi. 9, and 1 Corinthians xv. 20. 

Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more : 
death hath no more dominion over him. 

For in that he died, he died unto sin once : but 
in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead 
indeed unto sin : but alive unto God through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 

Christ is risen from the dead : and become the 
first-fruits of them that slept. 

For since by man came death : by man came also 
the resurrection of the dead. 

For as in Adam all die : even so in Christ shall 
all be made alive. 

Now unto the God of grace : for the might of his 
Spirit and the love of Christ ; 

Be glory in the Church throughout all ages : 
world without end. Amen. 

Collect for Easter. 

ALMIGHTY God, who through thy best-beloved 
Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and 
opened unto us the gate of everlasting life ; we 
humbly beseech thee that as thou dost put into 



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our minds good desires, so by thy continual help 
we may bring the same to good effect, as humble 
but faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Or, instead of the Psalm and Collect, the folloiving 
may be used : 

The Lord is risen indeed : Hallelujah. 
Christ is raised from the dead, and dieth no 
more : Hallelujah. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost : as it was in the beginning, is now, 
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 



THE APOSTLES' CREED. 1 



IT The Apostles' Creed may be said or sang at such 
times as the Minister may appoint. 

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of 
heaven and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried; He descended into hell, The third 
day he rose from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, 
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father 
Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the 
quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Catholic 
Church ; The Communion of Saints ; The Forgiveness 
of sins ; The Resurrection of the body ; And the Life 
everlasting. Amen. 

1 The Apostles' Creed is so called, not because it was composed 
by the Apostles, but because it is an admirable summary, in almost 
the words of the New Testament, of apostolic teaching. This 
creed, unlike all others which have been the work of individuals 
or of councils, was a growth of the first four Christian centuries. 
As Dr. Philip Schaff says, " It is by far the best popular sum- 
mary of the Christian faith ever made within so brief a space. . . . 
It is a liturgical poem and an act of worship." The words " he 
descended into hell " are considered equivalent to the words " he 
went into the place of departed spirits." 



ARTICLES OF FAITH. 



1T As declared by the Clergy and Laity of the TJniver- 
salist Church of the United States of America, 
assembled in Convention at Winchester, in the State 
of New Hampshire, in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and three : 

Article I. We believe that the Holy Scriptures of 
the Old and New Testaments contain a revelation of 
the character of God, and of the duty, interest, and 
final destination of mankind. 

Article II. We believe that there is one God, 
whose nature is love ; revealed in one Lord Jesus 
Christ, by one Holy Spirit of grace ; who will finally 
restore the whole family of mankind to holiness and 
happiness. 

Article III. We believe that holiness and true 
happiness are inseparably connected ; and that be- 
lievers ought to be careful to maintain order and 
practise good works ; for these things are good and 
profitable unto men. 



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RULES 



TO KNOW WHEN THE EEASTS AND HOLY DAYS 
BEGIN. 



EASTER DAY, on which, the rest depend, is al- 
ways the first Sunday after the Full Moon which 
^happens upon or next after the twenty-first day of 
March ; and if the Pull Moon happen upon a Sunday, 
Easter Day is the Sunday after. 

ADVENT SUNDAY is always the nearest Sun- 
day to the thirtieth of November, whether before or 
after. 

WHITSUNDAY, or Feast of Pentecost, is seven 
weeks after Easter. 



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